# Connecticut's chief fiscal officer urges legislature to be more realistic with Medicaid budgeting

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-01-07-connecticuts-chief-fiscal-officer-urges-legislature-to-be-more-realistic-with-me-97c90c/
- Published: 2026-01-07
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: rutlandherald
- Original report: https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/connecticuts-chief-fiscal-officer-urges-legislature-to-be-more-realistic-with-medicaid-budgeting/article_d563179e-5954-5680-8119-486e06d9cc2c.html
- Topics: connecticut
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> Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned.

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*Originally reported by rutlandherald. [Read more](https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/connecticuts-chief-fiscal-officer-urges-legislature-to-be-more-realistic-with-medicaid-budgeting/article_d563179e-5954-5680-8119-486e06d9cc2c.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/connecticuts-chief-fiscal-officer-urges-legislature-to-be-more-realistic-with-medicaid-budgeting/article_d563179e-5954-5680-8119-486e06d9cc2c.html](https://www.rutlandherald.com/ap/state/connecticuts-chief-fiscal-officer-urges-legislature-to-be-more-realistic-with-medicaid-budgeting/article_d563179e-5954-5680-8119-486e06d9cc2c.html)*