Post by Logan on Jan 14, 2017 20:44:55 GMT -6
Lawmakers propose slashing Montana health department budget by $93M
HELENA — A legislative panel proposed Wednesday to slash the Montana health department’s budget by $93 million despite concerns that lawmakers don’t know which programs for the elderly and vulnerable would be cut.
The Republican-led panel’s proposed cuts to the state Department of Public Health and Human Services budget include $42 million in state and federal money to senior and long-term care programs in 2018 and 2019. That’s a 15 percent reduction compared to this year.
The cuts don’t include any details beyond the dollar amounts in the spreadsheets lawmakers used as a guide, said Sen. Mary Caferro, D-Helena.
“We just voted on services that some members on the committee haven’t even learned about yet,” she said.
Read more: www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/11/lawmakers-propose-slashing-montana-health-department-budget/96459494/
HELENA — A legislative panel proposed Wednesday to slash the Montana health department’s budget by $93 million despite concerns that lawmakers don’t know which programs for the elderly and vulnerable would be cut.
The Republican-led panel’s proposed cuts to the state Department of Public Health and Human Services budget include $42 million in state and federal money to senior and long-term care programs in 2018 and 2019. That’s a 15 percent reduction compared to this year.
The cuts don’t include any details beyond the dollar amounts in the spreadsheets lawmakers used as a guide, said Sen. Mary Caferro, D-Helena.
“We just voted on services that some members on the committee haven’t even learned about yet,” she said.
Read more: www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/11/lawmakers-propose-slashing-montana-health-department-budget/96459494/