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Scaled behavioral‑health bill wins committee approval after funding cuts and policy tweaks
Summary
The committee adopted the fourth substitute of HB 572, trimming the original funding from nearly $100 million to about $750,000 ongoing and prioritizing receiving‑center grants, Medicaid collaborative‑care rate updates, peer support grants and other targeted supports; the measure passed the committee unanimously.
Sponsors and stakeholders told the committee HB 572 originally included a much larger funding request and several program ideas; the fourth substitute reduces the appropriation and prioritizes a smaller set of items tied to the Utah Behavioral Health Commission’s recommendations. "We whittled it down from close to 100,000,000 to less than 1,000,000,"…
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