It is well known that privitization rather than cut costs always costs more, the whole point of it is for a corporation to make a profit, that means they will cut services for profit, but call it something else like streamlining. Subsidized housing has been privatized and in the majority of cases it is a nightmare situation especially in the area of USDA RD housing because the agency provides no oversight, lies, ignores complaints and blames those who complain. It is always the same story, for-profit is predatory. Just like non-profits while wearing the mask of altruism are actually using the homeless as a commodity in making API privatized you will be making the mentally ill a commodity.  Just like so many other problems for decades Alaska government ignored the lack of mental health care and the incompetent and often abusive providers when they had money, now they are using the budget problems for austerity measures, gosh that scenario sounds familiar.