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Commissioners split on plan to spend $6M in health-department excess revenue; motion to earmark funds fails
Summary
Health Director Cheyenne James proposed using roughly $6 million in earned and cost-settlement funds for staffing, IT, capital upgrades and an urgent-care clinic; a motion to earmark the funds failed 3-3 and commissioners asked staff for a detailed, program-level spending plan before March 2.
Halifax County— A divided Halifax County Board of Commissioners debated how to spend roughly $6 million of health-department excess revenue and failed to approve a motion to earmark the funds for specific expansions.
Health Director Cheyenne James told commissioners the balance stems from Medicaid cost-settlement reimbursements and earned-fee revenue that accumulated over multiple years. She proposed a two-year spending plan that prioritizes hiring additional clinical staff (including a physician or nurse practitioner), a patient-care coordinator tied to Medicaid transformation goals,…
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