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OHA proposes flexible, longer CFAA to give counties budgeting control and tighten outcomes reporting
Summary
Oregon Health Authority presented a reworked County Financial Assistance Agreement that replaces rigid service elements with core service areas, extends terms to 5.5 years, embeds financial reporting and relies on a new ROADS data system to track outcomes and reduce administrative burden.
The Oregon Health Authority on July 7 detailed major changes to the County Financial Assistance Agreement (CFAA), telling the Joint Task Force on Regional Behavioral Health Accountability that the agreement will move from multiple, prescriptive service elements to broader core service areas, give counties greater budgeting flexibility and tie funding to locally approved plans.
Krista Jones, deputy director for behavioral health service delivery, said the CFAA is the non-Medicaid mechanism that provides financial assistance to local mental-health authorities to operate community mental health programs (CMHPs). John Collins, deputy director in charge of operations and strategy, said the revision aims to make the agreement more outcome-driven while reducing administrative…
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