Governor Wolf’s proposed FY 2020 budget for the Department of Human Services includes a number of initiatives designed to improve existing programs, enhance health status, and improve access to health services. As highlighted in a recent release from DHS, those initiatives include:
increasing Pennsylvania’s minimum wage- helping parents find lasting careers
- evidence-based home visiting
- high-quality child care
- expanding access to affordable child care
- personal care homes/day treatment programs
- disability advocacy program
- helping people access services
All of these proposals are subject to review and consideration by the state legislature as part of the process of developing and adopting a state spending plan for the 2020 fiscal year. Learn more from the DHS release “DHS 2019-20 Budget Initiatives.”