FROM THE FOUNDATION

Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Mental Health

Friday, June 11, 2010

Sacramento County Officials Revise Mental Health Plan

Sacramento County officials have proposed ending four Regional Support Teams that provide the majority of outpatient mental health services and replacing the teams with four Sacramento Wellness Centers rather than a county-run facility. The centers will be staffed with county workers, who will offer clinical services, and contractors, who will provide psychiatric mental health and other services. Mental health advocates sued to block the original plan, which would have relied only on county workers.



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