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Alpena County committee adopts resolution opposing MDHHS plan for competitive procurement of PIHPs
Summary
Alpena County's Finance Ways & Means Committee unanimously adopted Resolution #25-13 urging state leaders to halt plans for competitive procurement of Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs), citing risks to local control and service continuity; the action followed an annual report from Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health.
The Alpena County Finance Ways & Means Committee on Aug. 12 unanimously adopted Resolution #25-13 opposing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' plan to initiate a competitive procurement for Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs).
Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Executive Director Nena Sork presented the agency's FY24 annual report before the vote, saying NEMCMH served 2,140 individuals in 2024, provides crisis services countywide and partnered with the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network to provide free Narcan access. Sork told…
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