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Board hears possible cuts to foundational public health services and a behavioral-health pilot rollout
Summary
County staff reported competing House and Senate budget proposals for foundational public health services and described a behavioral-health pilot (referral app) being rolled out with Mason Health and tribal partners.
Dave Windham, an administration official with Mason County Public Health, briefed the board on preliminary state budget proposals and on a behavioral-health pilot the department is launching with Mason Health.
Windham said the House budget proposal would reduce statewide foundational public health services (FPHS) funding by roughly 4 percent (about $10 million per year across the state over two years), while the Senate proposal…
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