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The money comes from a $40 million pot the state had set aside as the Legislature pushed the executive branch to rein in spending. But the unsustainable growth of the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services will loom over the 2017 session.

It’s unclear if the Legislature will actually approve the closure of the Junction City as the same forces that won $130 million to build it over the concerns of the mental health community will fight to save it. But it’s possible it could be used as a prison hospital while patients are treated in the community with funding from Medicaid through CCOs.