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708 board warns federal and Medicaid changes could strain county mental-health funding
Summary
LaSalle County's 708 Board briefed the finance committee on potential impacts from federal grant reorganizations, Medicaid reconciliation and ACA subsidy changes and requested extra time to finalize its budget recommendation for September.
A representative of the LaSalle County 708 Board told the Finance and TIF Committee on July 8 that a series of federal and state changes could meaningfully alter local funding for mental health, substance-use and intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services.
"We know this is gonna be a different budget year for us," the presenter said, describing recent federal reorganizations, pending Medicaid reconciliation and changes to the Affordable Care Act that may convert premium subsidies into different tax-credit structures. The presenter warned these changes could increase uncompensated-care burdens on local service providers and push…
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