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Mental-health funding and Medicaid reimbursement named a top priority
Summary
Meeting participants singled out Medicaid reimbursement and county responsibility for mental-health services as a high-priority issue, noting state requirements that counties provide and fund MH services. The group also tied assisted-living wage increases to this funding conversation.
The Moderator summarized that the state requires counties to provide and fund mental-health (MH) services and identified Medicaid reimbursement rates as a central funding challenge. Meeting participants selected Medicaid reimbursement and MH funding as one of three top advocacy priorities.
The transcript also ties increased wages for assisted-living staff to this discussion, noting that wage increase proposals will be combined with Medicaid reimbursement advocacy. The transcript does not specify dollar amounts, program names, or a timeline for seeking legislative or administrative change.
