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Southeast Kansas Mental Health seeks county letter supporting FQHC look-alike status for Ashley Clinic; commissioners express pay and oversight concerns
Summary
Southeast Kansas Mental Health requested a county commission letter of support for an HRSA FQHC look-alike application for Ashley Clinic and Yates Center services. Commissioners expressed concerns about nonprofit salary levels even as other commissioners noted the move could stabilize local medical services.
Jennifer (Jen) Taylor, grant and program coordinator for Southeast Kansas Mental Health (SEKMHC), asked Neosho County commissioners on Aug. 12 to authorize a county department head to sign a letter of support for SEKMHC's application to be designated a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) federally qualified health center (FQHC) "look-alike." Taylor said the look-alike designation differs from an FQHC grant-funded site in that it does not bring federal grant dollars but would allow participation in Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programmatic benefits that can stabilize local clinics.
Taylor said…
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