Yesterday, after Governor Wolf delivered his 2019/20 budget address to the General Assembly, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Human Services (DHS) held a budget briefing updating stakeholders on the status of 2018/19 initiatives and rolling out the Governor’s 2019/20 DOH/DHS budget initiatives. The Governor’s main initiatives for DOH and DHS for the upcoming fiscal year are as follows:

• Increase the minimum wage;
• Help low-income working parents support their families;
• Strengthen high quality care for infants and toddlers;
• Expand evidence-based home visiting;
• Expand services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism on the waiting list;
• Protect individuals in personal care homes and residential and day-treatment programs;
• Support Pennsylvanians with disabilities;
• Invest in mental health services; and
• Combat the opioid epidemic.

For further information on the above initiatives, please see the DOH and DHS PowerPoint presentations. Questions, contact RCPA Director of Government Affairs Jack Phillips.