Citing strong concerns about funding cuts to the community mental health system and the need for other system enhancements, the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas is proposing to state policy makers an initiative that will be known as Mental Health 2020.

A strong health care delivery system keeps Kansans healthy and provides value to our state’s economy. The health care sector is the 4th largest industry in Kansas and accounts for almost 12 percent of all job holders in the state. As such, the governor’s action to cut Medicaid provider reimbursement rates will not only create further stress on the current health care system, but will have a direct impact on the state’s economy.