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Board approves short-term payment and liquidity changes to support Alameda Health System
Summary
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted March 24 to reduce a specialty mental-health contract withhold from 20% to 10% and to amend repayment terms for Alameda Health System, increasing allowable net negative balances and intra-year maximums to $100 million for fiscal years 2026–27 to address a projected fiscal shortfall.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on March 24 approved short-term financial changes aimed at reducing immediate fiscal pressure on Alameda Health System (AHS).
County leaders told the board that deferring proposed program closures and reductions had produced a projected $14 million fiscal impact. To ease the short-term strain, the board reduced the payment withhold for potential audit disallowances tied to specialty mental-health contract payments for John George Psychiatric…
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