COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's Medicaid agency said Monday that he realizes his preliminary budget calling for nearly $200 million more from state taxes in 2013-14 is likely an impossible request.
The increase would eat up all of the state's growth for the next fiscal year, according to long-term predictions issued last spring.
"We've already eaten up every single state dollar. Clearly, that's not going to fly," Department of Health and Human Services director Tony Keck told The Associated Press.
But Keck said he needed to be forthright with lawmakers in his report jumpstarting the budget process, which he'll discuss Wednesday during his quarterly update to a Senate panel. Gov. Nikki Haley will use it and other agencies' submissions to create her executive budget proposal, which Keck says will represent his official request. Her office did not comment directly on his report.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
- Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
- Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
Already have an account? Sign In
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
