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Behavioral Health subcommittee chair steps down; members flag Medicaid waivers and elder-exploitation work
Summary
Bob Rarritz said he is stepping down as Behavioral Health subcommittee chair and summarized grant work and legislative developments, including state requests for Medicaid waivers to reimburse certain jail-based case management and to address the IMD exclusion for inpatient behavioral-health care.
Bob Rarritz told the council he is stepping down as chair of the Behavioral Health subcommittee and that Char Lopez has been recommended and appointed to the chair position. Rarritz described ongoing grant efforts, a sequential-intercept mapping project to refine county interventions, and training funded through an Office on Violence Against Women grant to address financial exploitation and elder abuse.
Rarritz also summarized legislative changes that could affect local care: he said the legislature directed the Department of Health Services to apply for a waiver allowing Medicaid reimbursement for case management and medications for people nearing jail release, and that DHS has applied for a waiver related to the IMD exclusion that could permit Medicaid payment for stays at Winnebago Hospital if CMS approves the waiver. He cautioned both efforts will require federal approval and could take time to implement.
