By April Bethea - The Charlotte Observer
Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones said Thursday he is recommending the county end its contract with Carolinas HealthCare System at the end of June 2013, a year earlier than a proposal offered this week by the hospital system.
In a memo to county commissioners this (Thursday) afternoon, Jones said the hospital's proposal is "clearly not in the County's best interest" and that the county should reject the offer. In part, he said ending the contract sooner would save the county $7.5 million toward operating losses at the psychiatric hospital at CMC-Randolph.
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