To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Gift cards for CCHP Advisory Committee Members
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, on behalf of the Health Services Director, to purchase up to 100 Amazon gift cards each with a $50 value totaling $5,000, 50 Walmart gift cards each with a $50 value totaling $2,500 plus $150 shipping, and 50 Target gift cards each with a $50 value totaling $2,500, for a total amount not to exceed $10,150 to provide support for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Medi-Cal members to participate on the CCHP Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and in focus groups, interviews, surveys, and listening sessions, as required by CCHP's contract with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), for the 2024 calendar year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This $10,150 expenditure will be funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). There is no impact to the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Beginning with the 2024 contract, DHCS requires all Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans to have a Community Advisory Committee. The CAC's function is to gather and incorporate member feedback on CCHP's policies and decision-making. Members of the CAC must reflect the plan's demographics. Since 97% of CCHP's members are Medi-Cal recipients, CCHP will provide gift cards to help with CAC membership recruitment and meeting attendance.
As part of CCHP's ongoing operational activities for compliance with the 2024 contract with DHCS, CCHP is recruiting new members of the CAC and have six CAC meetings scheduled for 2024. CCHP will provide gift cards to eligible CAC members for meeting attendance, participating in focus groups, interviews, surveys, and listening sessions, as applicable.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If these purchases are not approved, CCHP will not be able to effectively recruit and retain ...
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