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Federal Funding Update. More Risks than Opportunities. Federal Funds Information for States. Federal Budget Outlook: Deficits as Far As the Eye Can See. Risks of a Federal Budget Deficit: Putting a $1.4 Trillion Deficit into Perspective. Overview: Few Opportunities, Many Risks for States.
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Federal Funding Update More Risks than Opportunities Federal Funds Information for States
Risks of a Federal Budget Deficit: Putting a $1.4 Trillion Deficit into Perspective
Overview: Few Opportunities, Many Risks for States • Progress on the federal budget • FY 2011 update • Looking toward FY 2012 and beyond • The winding down of ARRA funds • The prospect for additional FMAP, other extensions • Potential offsets from unspent ARRA funds • Health Care Reform • Will the benefits exceed the costs? • Census: Winners and Losers
President’s FY 2011 Budget • Overall freeze on non-security discretionary spending for three years • States still would receive sizeable increases • Major Discretionary Programs: 6% Increase • Health and Human Services: 10% Increase • Major Mandatory Programs: 16% Increase • Assumes extension of some ARRA provisions
Congressional Action • No budget resolution, just overall FY 2011 limits • Behind schedule, even more than usual • Continuing resolution a given, omnibus bill likely, uncertain timing for final enactment
Potential Funding Levels for Major Health and Human Services Programs
Looking Toward FY 2012 and Beyond • Deficit Reduction Committee • Focus on long-term budget deficit • Recommendations due December 1, 2010 • FY 2012 budget directive to agencies • Continue freeze on domestic discretionary spending • Budget request 5% below FY 2011 levels • Submit separate list of low-priority/low-performing programs
Performance Ratings for HHS Programs: Potential Programs at Risk (or Not)
Expiring ARRA Provisions • September 30, 2010: • TANF Emergency Fund • Child Support Enforcement incentive match • Increase for Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) • Obligation deadline for most HHS programs • December 31, 2010: • ARRA FMAPs • Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) • Qualifying Individuals (QI)
Prospect for ARRA Extensions • ARRA FMAP Extension • Latest scaled-down version • TANF Emergency Fund • Child Support Incentive Match • No action since president’s budget • Future action likely to include ARRA rescissions
Health Care Reform: Will ACA Benefits Exceed Costs? • Funding the Medicaid Expansions • States still pay part of the cost • No help for administrative costs • Many new funding opportunities • Some programs received both authorization and appropriations in ACA • Most programs will require funding through the regular appropriations process
2010 Census: Impact on Federal Grants • Significant impact on health and human service funding • Medicaid matching rates • Social Services Block Grant • Degree of reliance varies by program, other formula factors may mitigate effect • Winners and losers • Actual population totals for April 2010 will be released in December 2010
Take-Aways • FY 2011 appropriations won’t happen until after the election; status quo for states • Few, if any, reauthorization bills will pass • ARRA FMAP extension unlikely in short-term, uncertain in longer-term • States face greatest risks in FY 2012 and beyond • Major restructuring of state-federal programs?
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