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Barry County mental health director warns state bid for regional PIHPs could reduce local control and services
Summary
Rich Temke, director of Barry County Community Mental Health, told commissioners on April 22 that a state proposal to bid out regional PIHP contracts could lead to privatization, reduced funding for direct services and loss of local control.
Rich Temke, director of Barry County Community Mental Health, told the Barry County Board of Commissioners on April 22 that the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC) and his agency oppose a state proposal to competitively bid out the regional prepaid inpatient health plans (PIHPs).
Temke said MAC’s concern — echoed by his agency — is that shifting PIHP contracts to competitive bids could encourage privatization and the pursuit of profit, which he said could reduce funds available for…
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