Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Mental-Health Service Says It Will Turn Away Patients (Utah)
KSL-TV story - "The Bear River Mental Health Services will have to turn away 300 to 400 patients a year because of new Medicaid rules, said Dr. Mick Pattinson, president and CEO of the nonprofit organization. Until now, residents of Cache, Rich and Box Elder counties have been eligible to receive mental health treatment at BRMHS, because the state used Medicaid dollars to subsidize the cost of treating low-income, non-Medicaid mental health patients. Under rules that went into effect on July 1, Medicaid funds may be used only to pay for treatment of Medicaid cardholders..."