Ramsey County reviewing its mental health crisis billing policy

Ramsey County is now reviewing its controversial policy of billing people in crisis, after the FOX 9 Investigators exposed the county’s practice of sending bills to vulnerable people who call the crisis hotline for life-saving mental health services.

Ramsey County reviewing crisis billing
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Ramsey County is now reviewing its policy of billing people, after the FOX 9 Investigators exposed the county?s practice of sending bills to those who called into their crisis hotline. FOX 9 Investigator Nathan O'Neal has the story.

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Ramsey County billed people 745 times in the last 18 months, after individuals called the county’s crisis line for life-saving mobile crisis services, according to new data obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators.  

33% of crisis responses were billed to individuals
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Ramsey County billed people 745 times in the last 18 months, for calling the county?s crisis line. FOX 9 Investigator Nathan O'Neal has the story.