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Plumas County behavioral health warns of staffing shortages, wage limits and underused Greenville clinic space
Summary
County behavioral health staff reported a substantial budget shortfall driven by falling Medi‑Cal revenue and therapist shortages. Commissioners discussed recruitment, a planned county salary review and whether to continue paying $14,000/year for underused Greenville office space.
Plumas County behavioral health staff reported June 11 that the department faces a growing fiscal gap driven by lower Medi‑Cal revenue and a shortage of clinicians, and commissioners discussed recruitment, wage adjustments and whether to retain underused office space in Greenville.
Director‑level staff said the department is expanding services faster than revenue is increasing, citing reduced Medi‑Cal billing effectiveness in small counties and fewer billable clinicians. “We are expanding more than we are bringing in in revenue,” a staff speaker said; commissioners referenced a publicly available budget shortfall…
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