we've got -- i want to call up h.s.a. h.s.a., we'll hear your b.l.a. report. >> chair cohen, members of the committee, for the human services agency, the budget and legislative analyst's recommended reductions to the proposed budget total 1,701,295. of that -- sorry. okay. of the 1,701,295 in 18-19, 1,601,295 are ongoing savings and 100,000 are one time saves. these reductions would still allow an increase of 5.8% in the department's 18-19 budget. budget and legislative analy . >> supervisor cohen: thank you. trent, i want to give you an opportunity. >> good morning, again, commit members. trent rohrer, human services agency. we are in agreement, however, we do have the one item, the dignity fund being on reserve, which director mcspadden spoke about earlier. we're in agreement with the completed monetary items, but we're not in agreement with the items being put on reserve. >> supervisor cohen: sherreen, i am comfortable as i authored the dignity fund, got it to the voters, and been working on it since its inception. i am not comfortable with placing

h.s.a.'s no replacement for the affordable care act's financial assistance. attempts to expand h.s.a. reas a continuation of a platform of -- h.s.a.'s are a continuation of a platform of shifting families into health plans which include higher out-of-pocket costs while providing greater tax benefits for those who need them least. h.s.a. and high deductible health care plans shift costs to consumers without bending the cost curve or addressing underlying costs of medical care in the united states. i think we can and should do etter. for instance, the president has suggested lowering drug costs. this does nothing to lower the cost of drugs consumers buy and seeks to move people into plans that provide only catastrophic coverage. exposing more people to pay the full weight of drug price hikes. now, we have legislation before our committees that could move forward to do something about this. and i am saddened, despite trump's talking about it, that we've really not taken action to do so. and we could on a bipartisan basis if we were enabled to do so. the collection of bills on the floor this week will reduce federal revenues by about

h.s.a. would count toward the enrollee's h.s.a. contribution for that taxable year. h.r. 6199, the bill introduced by representative lynn jenkins from kansas, makes commonsense patient centered reforms to help defray costs for individuals. over -- overcounter medications, allergy, cold medicines, pain relievers are historically ineligible expenditures for h.s.a. and other tax favored health care accounts. the a.c.a. created a requirement in federal law that forces account holders to go to their doctor to obtain a prescription for over-the-counter medications before purchasing them with their health savings account or flexible spending account. individuals who failed to jump through these hoops and purchase over-the-counter medications without a prescription face a tax penalty for making a nonqualified distribution. this policy drives unnecessary utilization of doctor services and decreases access to over-the-counter medications and discourages people from taking control of saving for their health care needs. h.r. 6199 repeals this harmful provision, puts consumers back in the driver's seat, and allows them efficient access to appropriate medications. lastly, this legislation permits individuals to invest their hard-earned health savings account dollars into their physical fitness and well-being. in many ways, income is a hurdle for individua