By RALPH ANSAMI
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday opposed a section of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2017 fiscal year budget that would transfer Medicaid and Healthy Michigan funding for specialty mental health services to private entities.
The county board passed a resolution opposing Snyder's plan on a 6-0 vote after hearing a presentation from Julie Hautala, CEO of the Gogebic County Mental Health Authority.
Hautala said the county now deals with NorthCare in Marquette, which subcontracts with five regional entities in the U.P., representing 1...