Strive CCS committee reports steady enrollment, $1.6 million in Medicaid services and supervision changes

Strive CCS advisory committee members heard March 4 that the county program is serving about 66 people across Vernon and Crawford counties and that staff paid out roughly $1.6 million in Medicaid-funded services through February.

The update came as administrators described recent admissions and discharges, a supervision restructuring to manage a higher caseload, and plans to share an organizational chart and client contact materials with outside vendors and families.

Program administrators said the current census includes 27 adults and seven children in Vernon County and 24 adults and eight children in Crawford County, a combined total of 51 adults and 15 children. Between December and the March meeting staff reported roughly three adult admissions in Crawford County, two adult admissions in Vernon County, one child admission in each…