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Board approves contract to sustain CHOC pediatric psychiatric unit after state reimbursement boost
Summary
The board approved an amendment enabling continued inpatient psychiatric services for children at CHOC (now Rady Children's Orange County) after state-level reimbursement changes reduced the county’s cost exposure, a result staff and CHOC representatives credited to coordinated advocacy.
The board unanimously approved a contract amendment on April 28 that secures a more sustainable reimbursement rate for Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s pediatric inpatient psychiatric unit, the county’s only facility treating children under age 12 for acute psychiatric conditions.
Jenna Jensen, vice president for advocacy and public policy with Rady…
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