Appropriations Committee hears DHHS budget; officials defend plan to move YRTC youth, propose Medicaid changes and prioritize rural health funds
DHHS leaders urged the Appropriations Committee to advance LB10‑71, outlining $130 million in agency efficiencies while fielding tough questions about a proposed move of youth from Kearney to the Omaha youth facility, changes tied to HR1 on Medicaid (retroactive coverage, work requirements, cost‑sharing), and the distribution of a $218 million Rural Health Transformation award.
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The Nebraska Appropriations Committee heard multi‑hour testimony on the Department of Health and Human Services' budget, LB10‑71, as agency leaders described agency efficiencies, plans to reconfigure youth residential placements and preparations to deploy federal rural health transformation funds.
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