Memo From Detroit-Wayne County Mental Health Authority To Contractors About Healthy Michigan Plan Impact On General Fund Deficit

On March 14, 2014, Michigan's public mental health authorities learned that the Healthy Michigan Medicaid 'expansion' plan would reduce the general fund allocation to the community mental health (CMH) system by 72% effective April 1, 2014. The pending loss of funding was the topic of this memo dated March 14, 2014 from the Detroit-Wayne County Mental Health Authority (DWCMHA) to its contractors. The DWCMHA notified its contractors that it believes that its revised CMH allocation for general fund dollars will be inadequate to meet its responsibilities under its current contract with DCH . . .