Dallas County's largest mental health provider faces severe financial crisis

Dallas County's largest provider of behavioral health care, Metrocare, is managing intellectual disability and primary care services for veterans and families who need some care of their own.Urgent financial care and Parkland Health System may be the answer.Dallas County mental health provider faces severe deficitBoard members at Parkland and Metrocare are considering the possibility of going forward in a way where the two come together, with Parkland treating Metrocare's business model, while Metrocare continues its mental health work. Dallas County commissioner John Wiley Price says an influx of money won't save them, and that Metrocare has got to make major changes.The behavioral health provider is in financial distress while operating revenue deficit is more than $7 million a year to date. June operating expenses are 19% below expectations with little to no cash flow on hand.Estimates for Metrocare need $10 to 14 million right now just to keep going, but that is not the financial f