Keith Schafer, Director of Missouri Department of Mental Health presented at the 2012 NSC Missouri Budget Forum.

1. Missouri Department of
Mental Health Perspective
4th ANNUAL MISSOURI BUDGET FORUM
Sponsored by
The Nonprofit Services Center in St. Louis
March 2, 2012

2. FY 2013 HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTAL
BUDGET COMPLICATIONS
FY 2013 Budget process complicated by:
1. Improving but uncertain state revenues;
2. The loss of the non-recurring federal funds;
3. The need for a GR core restoration caused by changes
in Missouri’s Medicaid matching rate;
4. Election year partisanship; and
5. Strong value and strategy differences among legislator
subgroups within and among the House and Senate.
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3. COMMON AREAS OF CONCERN ACROSS
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS
It’s the economy, stupid!: Will a weaker economy
trigger further expenditure restrictions in 2012-2013?
Core restoration of GR funds lost through change in
the federal Medicaid matching rate.
Service Utilization increases by Medicaid-eligible
recipients.
Resolution of questions related to the Affordable Care
Act and their implications for Missouri
implementation.
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4. BEACONS OF LIGHT
IN A STILL-DARK NIGHT
PARTNERSHIP FOR HOPE
HEALTH HOMES FOR CHRONIC MEDICAID
POPULATIONS
CORRECTIONS DIVERSION OR EARLY RELEASE
INITIATIVES
ACA
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