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Nevada County supervisors renew Turning Point contract as behavioral-health funding rules shift
Summary
Board of Supervisors approved a three-year renewal with Turning Point Community Programs for adult ACT and integrated services while county behavioral-health leaders warned state Behavioral Health Services Act changes will force counties to reallocate mental-health contracts and housing spending.
Nevada County supervisors voted unanimously June 24 to renew a contract with Turning Point Community Programs Inc. to provide adult assertive community treatment and integrated health-care services as the county’s behavioral-health leaders laid out a fiscal shift coming from statewide policy changes.
Health and Human Services Agency Director Ryan Groover told the board that HSA relies heavily on contracts for both mandated services and one-time grants, noting that almost 40% of HSA spending is contracted and “in behavioral health, that’s 70% of their services are contracted services.” Phoebe Bell, the county’s behavioral-health director, said the department has doubled its medical billings following statewide payment-reform changes and highlighted both the financial gains and the new constraints from recent state rules.
Bell said Nevada County billed nearly $40 million in medical services in the agency’s first full…
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