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Delta County commissioners back resolution opposing MDHHS plan to reprocure prepaid inpatient health plan
Summary
After a presentation from Pathways CEO Matt Maskard, the Delta County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution opposing a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services competitive procurement of the state's prepaid inpatient health plan (PIHP), citing threats to local governance, services such as jail diversion, and funding transparency.
Matt Maskard, chief executive officer of Pathways, told the Delta County Board of Commissioners he was asking for their support in opposition to a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) request for proposals to competitively reprocure the state’s Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan contract. Maskard said the procurement would “fundamentally change how Michigan’s public mental health system is managed” and urged the board to adopt a formal resolution opposing the plan.
Maskard, who described Pathways as a community mental health provider serving roughly 3,000 people annually across Upper Peninsula counties, told commissioners the procurement would remove local governance and county accountability currently embedded in the system. “For over 60 years, counties…
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