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GOVERNOR PROPOSES PAINFUL CUTS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

by Anne L. Henry

Governor Pawlenty announced his budget proposal for the 2004/2005 biennium on February 18, 2003.  The cuts to health care and community support programs administered through the Department of Human Services (DHS) will significantly affect many Minnesotans with disabilities. . . GOVERNOR PROPOSES PAINFUL CUTS IN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,  by Anne L. Henry


Rebasing of the MR/RC Waiver

by Steve Larson

In mid-January, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) changed the amount of money available to each county for its annual budget to operate the MR/RC (Mental Retardation/Related Conditions) waiver.  This process is called rebasing.  In many instances, this was less money than the county had already committed to spend. . . Rebasing of the MR/RC Waiver, by Steve Larson


 

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