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Clallam County panel approves $1.8M RFP, withholds $100,000 per year to address 2027 Medicaid uncertainties
Summary
The Clallam County Behavioral Health Advisory Board approved a two-year $1.8 million request-for-proposals cycle on Sept. 9, directing staff to withhold $100,000 from each year to create flexibility for expected Medicaid coverage changes in 2027.
The Clallam County Behavioral Health Advisory Board approved a two-year $1.8 million request-for-proposals cycle on Sept. 9 and directed staff to withhold $100,000 from each year to allow the board to respond to anticipated Medicaid coverage changes in 2027.
Board members said the holdback is intended to give the board flexibility to reallocate funds in early 2027 after the effects of federal and state Medicaid changes — including new work or reporting requirements — become clearer. “We would deploy a million in total in the first year, and then a portion of that,” a county staff member said when describing how the withheld funds would be managed.
The decision followed extended discussion about whether to run a two-year funding cycle or a one-year cycle given rising uncertainty about Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement. Public-health and…
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