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708 board asks county to sustain grants as Medicaid coverage losses loom
Summary
Representatives of the county mental‑health 708 board briefed the committee on current grantees, new funding requests and concerns that clients could lose Medicaid coverage, possibly increasing county expense.
Representatives of the county’s 708 mental‑health board told a county committee the board awards grants that fill gaps in state and federal funding and that growing Medicaid coverage losses may increase demand for locally funded services.
Betsy Scott and Carol Wolfood, members of the 708 board, described agencies the board currently funds — SAFE (a sexual assault and family emergency agency), Heartland…
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