The Missouri Department of Mental Health plans to eliminate the jobs of 484 caseworkers for the developmentally disabled and outsource their duties to private companies.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the department says the move will reduce the number of caseloads per worker as private providers can hire workers at a lower cost than the state, thus resulting in more caseworkers at the same overall cost. Critics, however, said the move will result in private companies putting their financial interests ahead of their clients’ needs.
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