House/Senate Policy Comparison: Items of Appropriation and Riders ~ Article II HB1 and SCSHB1

All Funds Comparison by Article (Dollars in Millions) General Revenue Comparison by Article (Dollars in Millions) Article II Funding by Method of Finance All Funds Comparison General Revenue-Related Comparison MAJOR FISCAL AND POLICY ISSUES AFFECTING ARTICLE II.  All Funds for the Health and Human Services agencies total $87.6 billion (House) $84.7 billion (Senate), an increase of $4.0 billion and $1.1 billion respectively from the 2018–19 biennium. General Revenue Funds and General Revenue–Dedicated Funds total $35.2 billion (House) and $34.3 billion (Senate), a decrease of $80.2 million and $962.8 million respectively from the 2018–19 biennium. Appropriations for Health and Human Services encompass many different programs, but the biennial All Funds increase is primarily the result of the following areas: an increase of $2.3 billion associated with projected caseload growth and maintaining fiscal year 2019 average costs or rates for Medicaid, Childr