On October 1, 2017, Kent County, Michigan and the state Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) launched a five-year performance-based pilot to improve outcomes for children in foster care incentivizing safety, permanence, and placement stability. For the pilot, the state will pay a lead agency, the West Michigan Partnership for Children (WMPC), a prospective semi-annual case rate that accounts for an average 2.3 year length of stay. The case rate is based on the child's length of stay: year 1 is $45,600, year 2 is $22,800, and year 3 is $11,800 . . .

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