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Plumas supervisors approve behavioral-health hospital contracts amid uncertainty over potential federal Medicaid changes
Summary
The board approved contracts with psychiatric hospitals to ensure bed availability for people placed on 5150 holds while residents pressed county staff for contingency plans if federal Medicaid funding is reduced.
Plumas County supervisors voted May 6 to approve contracts with psychiatric hospitals to secure inpatient bed capacity for residents placed on involuntary psychiatric holds, while several residents and board members asked county staff for plans should federal Medicaid funding change.
The board considered an agreement between Plumas County Behavioral Health and Sierra Vista Hospital for psychiatric and chemical-dependency placements effective July 1, 2025, not to exceed $100,000. Behavioral health staff said the contracts are primarily funded by Medi-Cal and…
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