NC lawmakers hand management of state’s mental health care system to DHHS secretary and hope for better results

NC lawmakers hand management of state's mental health care system to DHHS secretary and hope for better results

By Taylor Knopf North Carolina’s six local behavioral health management companies known as LME-MCO will soon undertake some significant restructuring. Over the years, patients, their families and mental health advocates have filed repeated complaints about the lack of services some LME-MCOs provide and about the difficulties people experience in navigating the mental health system. State … Read more

State senator proposes new health system with Medicaid block grants to local governments

State senator proposes new health system with Medicaid block grants to local governments

State Sen. Stephen Meredith of Leitchfield said it’s time to invent a new health care delivery system in Kentucky, and it must be driven by health care providers. Health Policy Forum, held October 11 in Lexington. Before making this assertion, Meredith pointed to a quote from Abraham Lincoln and Peter Drucker: “The best way to … Read more