Budget Negotiations May Delay Payments from the PA Department of Aging, DDAP, DOH or DHS

On July 29, 2025, Uri Monson, Secretary for the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of the Budget issued a letter to its “partners in health and human services,” notifying them that since they work for a human services organization or health-related entity that receives state funding, they should be aware that payments will be delayed over the next six weeks due to challenges with the State House of Representatives and the State Senate passing an agreed-upon budget plan.  Some of the payments that will be delayed include:

Department of Aging cannot distribute:

• $12.88 million in payments to the Area Agencies on Aging, for July and August
• Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs cannot distribute:
• $9.95 million in quarterly payments to the Single County Authorities
• $187,000 in quarterly payments for training of substance use disorder and problem gambling service professionals
• $21 million quarterly payments for State Opioid Response funding

Department of Health cannot distribute:

• $9.405 million in anticipated quarterly reimbursements to County Municipal Health Departments.
• More than $4.7 million in quarterly funding to support operation and administration of EMS services
• $9.405 million in quarterly funding to school districts for health services
• More than $3.466 million in quarterly payments for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, beginning in July
• Payments for critical health services, including, but not limited to: Tuberculosis screening, Cystic Fibrosis, Lyme Disease and Cancer Screening, beginning in July
• More than $1 million in quarterly payments for Maternal and Child Health services and $1.8 million in quarterly for Newborn Screening

Department of Human Services cannot distribute:

• $15 million in quarterly advances for Behavioral Services, beginning in July
• Quarterly advances for Breast Cancer Screening services
• $390 million in County Child Welfare payments for July and August
• $8.5 million in payments for Domestic Violence for July and August
• $3.5 million in quarterly advances from the Human Services Development Fund
• An estimated $33 million in Child Support Enforcement payments for July and August
• $3.4 million in payments for Rape Crisis for July and August
• Approximately $10 million for Community-Based Family Centers for July and August
• $5.6 million in quarterly advance payments for Homeless Assistance

We will continue to monitor these funding delays and provide updates as appropriate.