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Amarillo addiction treatment provider to end inpatient services after state cuts; asks county to consider opioid-settlement support
Summary
Synacor/Senecore Amarillo told Potter County commissioners it will end inpatient detox and residential services Sept. 30 after an annual funding cut of about $1.14 million from Texas HHSC; the provider asked whether unspent local opioid-settlement funds or regional grants might sustain services while it shifts to outpatient care.
Julie McCarty, regional director for Synacor/Senecore Amarillo, told the Potter County Commissioners Court on Sept. 22 that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission reduced the provider’s funding by roughly $1.14 million a year, forcing Synacor to cease inpatient detox and residential services effective Sept. 30, 2025. "This reduction has forced us to make the incredibly difficult decision to cease operations for our inpatient detox and…
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