This amendment eliminates $421,498 from the general fund and $1.2 million in federal Medicaid matching funds provided in the introduced budget for costs related to the merger of the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus and Medallion 4.0 managed care programs and provides $1.5 million from the Medicaid expansion coverage assessment appropriation to reflect higher contractual costs. The first action was funded in the 2021 Appropriation Act, which provided $1.0 million from the general fund and $1.5 million from federal Medicaid funds for the merger-related costs of the two programs in fiscal year 2022. Additional funding is unnecessary since this funding would be provided after the merger of the two programs, which will actually result in administrative cost savings for the Commonwealth. The second action provides $1.5 million in coverage assessment appropriation to reflect higher contractual costs in fiscal year 2023 due to the increase in the Medicaid Expansion population resulting from the federal Public Health Emergency. Upon enrolling of House Bill 30, the appropriations will be allocated to the appropriate programs.