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Lewis County sheriff asks commissioners to terminate reentry demonstration participation, citing Medicaid funding issues
Summary
Chief Chris Sweet told the Board of County Commissioners that Lewis County will end its participation in the state's reentry demonstration initiative after concluding Medicaid reimbursement and startup costs make the program infeasible now. The board approved the termination as part of a block of deliberation items.
Lewis County Sheriff Chris Sweet told the Board of County Commissioners on March 11 that the county will terminate its agreement to participate in the state's reentry demonstration initiative, citing uncertainty in Medicaid reimbursement and the program's startup costs.
"We have determined that at this current time, it's not feasible, as a business sense, to actually continue this project, with the amount of money that we are going to…
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