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Central Kansas asks Dickinson County for 4% boost to behavioral health budget to cover uncompensated care
Summary
A representative from Central Kansas described the nonprofit's multi-layered funding model, the volume of uncompensated care for Dickinson County residents in 2024 and formally requested a 4% increase in the county's per-capita support.
A representative of Central Kansas told the Dickinson County Board of Commissioners that county funding is essential to maintain access to mental health and crisis services for residents who are uninsured or underinsured and asked the county to increase its support by 4%.
Central Kansas said Medicaid is the largest revenue source for its services but that Medicaid funds are restricted to Medicaid-covered services. The presenter said the agency depends on a combination of Medicaid reimbursements, state funding, insurance payments and county dollars to operate a 24/7 crisis system and to provide sliding-scale services for people referred from community corrections, jails, schools and first responders.
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