Really, really big joint committee convenes

It looks like a really, really big committee that’s holding a joint hearing today on Health & Welfare and Medicaid budgets. That’s because the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee - which itself has 20 members - is sitting jointly with the House and Senate health and welfare committees, for a total of 45 lawmakers. First up for the joint hearing is an overview from legislative budget analyst Amy Johnson on where Medicaid funding stands.