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Program Description

  Health Care for the Uninsured

This program includes Montgomery Cares and Care for Kids. Through public-private partnerships, these programs provide primary health care services for low-income uninsured children and adults, using private pediatricians, a network of safety net clinics, and other health care providers. This program area also provides care coordination to uninsured children and adolescents with chronic or disabling conditions needing specialty diagnostic, medical, and surgical treatment.

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Program Contacts

Contact Nina Ashford, DrPH, MPH of the HHS - Public Health Services at 240-777-4253 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-773-1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Number of uninsured adults who received primary care at a participating Montgomery Cares clinic 125,09724,81326,83328,15629,479
1  Not all Montgomery Cares participants visit a doctor. This count reflects those who received services from County-funded primary care. To be eligible, individuals must have low income, live in Montgomery County, and not receive health insurance through any other source.
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved201169905.00
Increase Cost: Montgomery Cares Primary Care Reimbursement Rate Increase to 52 Percent of the Cost of Care for 78,000 Encounters15648170.00
Enhance: Dental Equipment and Supplies to Support Care for Kids Clients in Montgomery County Public Schools500000.00
Enhance: Montgomery Cares Endodontic Care and Services194400.00
Enhance: Five Percent Increase to East County Dental Pilot150000.00
Enhance: Five Percent Increase to Care for Kids Specialty Dental Services87610.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.1657080.00
FY27 Recommended219407165.00