Journey Mental Health Center Says Crisis Care Is Underfunded at Dane County Budget Hearing
Dane County held a public hearing on its $946.8 million executive budget, where Journey Mental Health Center testified that mandated crisis care services it provides are underfunded, warning the current model is unsustainable due to reliance on fluctuating Medicaid reimbursements.
Madison, WI, October 19, 2026 —
Dane County held a public hearing on its $946.8 million executive budget, where Journey Mental Health Center said funding for mandated crisis care services it provides is insufficient.
The center warned that the current funding model is unsustainable because it relies on Medicaid reimbursements that fluctuate. Its testimony raised concerns about how those changing reimbursements affect the resources available for crisis care, but the information provided did not specify the size of any funding shortfall or identify particular services affected.
The hearing focused on the county’s executive budget. The available account does not state whether the proposed budget includes a specific allocation for Journey Mental Health Center’s crisis services, or whether county officials responded to the testimony.
It also does not provide the hearing date, the amount Journey requested, or details about how Medicaid reimbursement levels have changed. Without those figures, the scale of the funding concern and its potential effect on service delivery cannot be determined from the information available.
Journey Mental Health Center’s testimony placed the sustainability of mandated crisis care among the issues raised during the budget hearing. Further details about the county’s funding decisions or the center’s requested support were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Tabitha Bland on www.wmtv15news.com, see more information here.
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