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<br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />Orange County, North Carolina <br />(919) 245-2130 <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Post Office Box 8181 <br />200 South Cameron Street <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> <br />May 3, 2019 <br />TO: Commissioners Beale and Graham <br /> Co-Chairs of Tailored Plan Region Development Committee <br /> <br />FROM: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />RE: Preference for Tailored Plan Region <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to provide input into the Phase II of Medicaid Transformation and the <br />process to recommend the composition of regions for Tailored Plans. The Board of Orange County <br />Commissioners has considered its preference for a Tailored Plan region, and we believe the most effective <br />system would connect Orange County with the other counties in the Research Triangle, namely Durham and <br />Wake Counties. <br /> <br />From a service perspective, Orange County shares a regional transportation system, a regional workforce, <br />and a network of providers with Durham and Wake Counties. Orange County conducted a study of the <br />provider network available to residents with behavioral health needs, and many providers used by Orange <br />County residents are located in Durham County. Other non-profit providers also serve residents from <br />Orange, Durham, and Wake Counties. A good example of that is CASA which operates in Durham, Wake <br />and Orange counties to provide housing for people with mental illness. Their operations and client access <br />would be more efficient if Orange County were grouped with Durham and Wake counties. <br /> <br />In the interest of the residents we serve, the Board of Orange County Commissioners is requesting to <br />become a part of a Tailored Plan region that includes Durham and Wake Counties. Connecting these <br />counties would provide greater access, more varied services, and better public transportation opportunities <br />than any other alignment. <br /> <br />Thank you again for this opportunity to provide input into the Tailored Plan regions. If we can provide any <br />additional information, please contact our County Manager’s Office at 919-245-2300. <br /> <br /> <br />Best regards, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Penny Rich, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Penny Rich, Chair <br />Renee Price, Vice Chair <br />Jamezetta Bedford <br />Mark Dorosin <br />Sally Greene <br />Mark Marcoplos <br />Earl McKee <br /> <br />5