To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #27-686-9 with Michael P. Sherman, M.D., Ph.D., A Medical Corporation (dba Contra Costa Oncology)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #27-686-9 with Michael P. Sherman, M.D., Ph.D., A Medical Corporation (dba Contra Costa Oncology), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,100,000, to provide oncology and hematology services to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and county recipients for the period February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $2,100,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain medical specialized health care services, including oncology and hematology services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing these services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 1, 2007.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations in November 2023. This contractor currently cooperates with and participates in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 this contractor provides physician services for CCHP and is exempt from Solicitation requirements.
On February 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #27-686-8 with Michael P. Sherman, M.D., Ph.D., A Medical Corporation (dba Contra Costa Oncology), for the provision of oncology and hematology services to CCHP members and county recipients, for the period February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023.
Approval of Contract #27-686-9 will allow the contractor to continue providing oncology and hematology services to CCHP members and county recipients through January 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, certain specialized oncology and hematology health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contract with the county will not be provided and may cause service to be delayed.