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HEALTH CARE

The Governor cut more than $30 million from health care programs. Although the Governor did protect certain safety net programs, other programs were eliminated or hit particularly hard. In particular, the Governor slates certain public health programs for steep funding reductions. For example, the Governor cuts:

  • $450,000 from a primary care workforce development program, eliminating funding for this program entirely.
  • $3.5 million from the MassHealth administrative line item.
  • $5.6 million from the Prescription Advantage pharmacy program for elders and disabled adults, reducing funding for this program by 14 percent, from $40 million to $34.4 million.
  • $1.5 million in school health funding, reducing these services by 11 percent.
  • $500,000 from smoking prevention, and another $500,000 from teen pregnancy prevention programs – a 10 percent and 16 percent funding reduction respectively.
  • $7.1 million from adult mental health services, and while the Governor explicitly states that he has preserved the mental health club house programs (day programs for the mentally ill), this still represents a 2 percent cut in funding.
  • $2.2 million from inpatient and community mental health services.
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