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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 FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of low income uninsured County adults who received primary care at one of the participating clinics 122,69325,09728,54328,54328,543
Percent of Care for Kids clients who access Oral Health Services 231%27%29%30%31%
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 Approved177736715.00
Enhance: Increase Montgomery Cares Primary Care Reimbursement Rate to 45 Percent of the Cost of Care to Support Clinics' Minimum Operational Needs9636310.00
Enhance: Maintain Montgomery Cares Enrollment Growth and Expansion to a New Clinic at the Islamic Center of Maryland9036320.00
Enhance: Specialty Dental, Behavioral Health, Primary Care and Pharmacy Services Support for Projected Care for Kids Enrollment Growth to Over 12,000 Children3337850.00
Enhance: Improve Access to Reproductive Health Services in the Care for Kids Program1800000.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.373480.00
FY26 Recommended201920675.00