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FY 26
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Program Description

  Health Care for the Uninsured

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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 FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Percent of Care for Kids clients who access Oral Health Services 231%27%29%30%31%
Number of low income uninsured County adults who received primary care at one of the participating clinics 122,69325,09728,54328,54328,543
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1  The increase in FY24 is due to the addition of two new participating clinics as well as utilization rates continuing to return to pre-pandemic levels.
2  In FY24 the number of unduplicated clients in the Care for Kids program increased, but overall program participation (denominator) increased at a greater rate than participation in the dental program (numerator).
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved$17,773,6715
Enhance: Increase Montgomery Cares Primary Care Reimbursement Rate to 45 Percent of the Cost of Care to Support Clinics' Minimum Operational Needs$963,6310
Enhance: Maintain Montgomery Cares Enrollment Growth and Expansion to a New Clinic at the Islamic Center of Maryland$903,6320
Enhance: Specialty Dental, Behavioral Health, Primary Care and Pharmacy Services Support for Projected Care for Kids Enrollment Growth to Over 12,000 Children$333,7850
Enhance: Improve Access to Reproductive Health Services in the Care for Kids Program$180,0000
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.$37,3480
FY26 Recommended$20,192,0675