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Spokane County approves contract with NavCare for detention health services after split vote
Summary
The Spokane County Board of Commissioners approved a contract with NavCare to provide medical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral-health services in county detention facilities. Commissioners split 3-2 amid concerns about a roughly 55% cost increase and a projected multimillion-dollar impact to the county general fund.
The Spokane County Board of Commissioners on a 3-2 vote approved a contract with NavCare to provide medical, dental, pharmacy and behavioral-health services for county detention services.
The vote followed roughly 15 minutes of discussion focused on the contract’s fiscal impact. Commissioner Waldorf said the contract represents a “very large” cost increase and said she was “really concerned about, about a 55% increase to the cost of the services that are provided, and it looks like about a $5,000,000 impact to…
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