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Contingency planning for potential federal Medicaid cuts
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Council Member Brannan inquires about contingency plans in the event of significant federal Medicaid cuts. John Ulberg discusses the current approach to assessing potential impacts.
- H+H is working to understand the details of the proposed bill and its potential effects
- The situation is unprecedented, described as one of the worst in 30 years of Medicaid experience
- The governor will need to make important decisions regarding the state's response
- H+H is relying on partnerships with various levels of government to address the challenge
Justin L. Brannan
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In the event of the real doomsday scenario of of draconian federal Medicaid cuts, what is OMB saying or the administration telling you as far as the contingency plan?
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Are they asking you for a plan?
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Do they have a plan?
John Ulberg
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Well, I think at this point, we're really trying to figure out, you know, what is in the bill.
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And we spend a lot of time looking at it as well as everybody else.
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So we we will just have to piece that together.
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Right?
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We'll have to figure out what really is the damage.
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The governor needs to make some very important decisions.
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We've never seen anything like this.
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I've been doing Medicaid for almost thirty years and we've been through some rough times.
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Obviously this is is one of the worst.
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But I I will say, right, we
John Ulberg
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have good partnerships.
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You and our delegation, our friends in Albany.
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What what's gonna
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be the I'm to think.