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Ottawa County CEO warns judge's ruling, Medicaid 'unwinding' and funding formula could leave county disproportionately shortchanged
Summary
County CMH leadership briefed the board on a pending court decision about state PHP restructuring, described risks tied to Medicaid enrollment shifts and called for a needs-based funding distribution to address a projected Medicaid shortfall for Ottawa County.
Michael (Speaker 2) briefed the full board on the state's proposal to restructure how Medicaid-managed services are handled and on an active lawsuit challenging whether elements of the state plan conflict with the Michigan mental health code. He told members a judge is likely to identify code conflicts that the state must remedy rather than block restructuring outright.
The executive report outlined why Ottawa County believes it will be disproportionately affected by changes in Medicaid…
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