BOSTON (SHNS) – Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2027 budget will feature measures to tamp down on rising costs at MassHealth as the administration eyes savings for high-demand programs like personal care attendants, according to an agency official.
Still, MassHealth’s budget will see an overall increase, said Leslie Darcy, chief of MassHealth’s Office of Long-Term Services and Supports. She described MassHealth as a $22 billion program that is “not sustainable.”
Healey must unveil her budget by Wednesday, and the administration is facing difficult choices as health care costs spiral while the state’s aging population continues to grow and strain state resources. Officials are also still working to address looming federal funding cuts and eligibility changes to MassHealth under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with some provisions not taking effect until 2027 and 2028…