How much funding does CPS receive from Medicaid and where is it reflected in the budget?
CPS expects to receive $49.5 million in Medicaid reimbursement for FY2011 (this is reflected on pages 36-37, 80-81, and 83-85 of the FY2011 Proposed Budget.) Medicaid revenue represents a reimbursement of approximately 15-20% of eligible school-based health services. These services can include case management provided by CPS counselors and clinicians to CPS students with disabilities as required by their IEPs, as well as hearing and vision screenings of all students. CPS uses these reimbursements to partially cover the cost of employees who provide the services, such as social workers, speech pathologists, psychologists, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, audiologists, and hearing and vision technicians.
