New Analysis: State-Mandated Budget Reductions Affect Health Programs, with Larger Cuts Likely Ahead

By: NHFPI Staff

Outlets: NHFPI

Published: July 15, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Concord, N.H. – New Hampshire’s largest state agency has reduced funding for mental health services, public health programs, food assistance initiatives, and other health-related services after lawmakers required agencies to cut spending following passage of the current State Budget, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.

Rather than identifying every reduction during the budget-writing process, lawmakers required several state agencies to implement “back-of-budget” reductions, mandating that agencies reduce overall …

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