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Task force weighs regional approach to behavioral health funding after governor—s table work
Summary
Members of the Joint Task Force on Regional Behavioral Health Accountability heard a presentation on the governor—s regional tables and debated whether pooling dollars and formalizing regional networks could reduce duplication, improve access and ease administrative burden for providers.
The Joint Task Force on Regional Behavioral Health Accountability on July 7 heard a presentation from Amy Baker about the governor—s regional behavioral-health conversations and the PCG gap analysis, then debated whether Oregon should shift more funding decisions to regional tables rather than separate county streams.
Baker, introduced by the task force co-chairs, said the governor—s office held short, focused regional conversations early this year to align community priorities with a PCG (res+ study) analysis and with prior OHA requests for information. "Governor Kotek had $90,000,000 in her in her, GRB," Baker said while summarizing the effort to identify where residential capacity is most needed. She said the process prioritized forensic and civil-commitment…
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