Newsletter Articles | October 31, 2009
Looming State Budget Cuts Create New Challenges: Provider Organizations Need Anticipatory Management Strategy & Fresh Tactics
OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Industry Analysis
It is no secret that state budgets are in trouble. With health care in generaland behavioral health and social services in particular dependent on state financing, I think the end of the recession is nowhere in sight, despite the pronouncements of economists. Look for reductions in Medicaidreduced eligibility, reduced service coverage, reduced provider fees, and more risk-based contractsand cuts in state-funded services (mental health, addictions, child welfare, juvenile justice, prison health, senior support services . . .