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Lawmakers sign off on transferring Medicaid dollars to help meet shortfall at mental health institutions
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The Joint Finance Committee unanimously approved a request Thursday by the Department of Health Services to transfer state funding intended for the Medicaid program to fill a projected funding shortfall at state-run mental health institutions.