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Behavioral Wellness highlights co‑response and billing gains while flagging long‑term IMD costs
Summary
Behavioral Wellness reported large gains in medical revenue from improved billing and staff utilization while celebrating co‑response and crisis improvements; it warned that long‑term subacute (IMD) bed costs, not eligible for medical reimbursement, are an ongoing fiscal pressure.
The county’s Behavioral Wellness department told the Board that transformation under CalAIM and Prop 1 has produced measurable operational gains — notably higher billed medical revenue and reduced no‑show rates — while elevating the role of co‑response teams that pair clinicians with law enforcement.
Director Tony Navaro said active management to improve staff utilization and revenue capture nearly doubled medical revenue over two years and helped preserve service levels even as other safety‑net programs face cuts. He credited investments in staff…
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