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Park County officials flag large state mental hospital invoices after loss of Medicaid accreditation

Park County Board of County Commissioners · February 3, 2026
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County staff told commissioners that invoices from the state mental hospital covering Nov. 2022–Nov. 2025 could significantly burden the general fund after the hospital lost Medicaid accreditation; county attorneys will review invoices and commissioners plan to raise the matter with peers at an upcoming convention.

County staff told the Park County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 3 that a set of invoices from the DPHHS state mental hospital covering treatment from November 2022 through November 2025 may impose substantial costs on the county.

Erica told the board that the county had paid about $150,000 to related invoices last spring and that the new batch of invoices represents a significant increase. "Since the state hospital lost their Medicaid,…

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