To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #78-025-1 with Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc. (dba Anthem Blue Cross)
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director or designee, to execute on behalf of County Amendment Agreement #78-025-1 with Blue Cross of California Partnership Plan, Inc. (dba Anthem Blue Cross), to amend Agreement 78-025, effective August 31, 2023, to increase the amount payable by $343,000, from $650,000 to a new amount not to exceed $993,000 for the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP) to support homeless services for the period December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this amendment will result in an additional amount not to exceed $343,000 payable to the County. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The HHIP is a two-year incentive program from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) that allows community organizations to build partnerships with Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCP's) to address housing and homelessness. As part of HHIP, grantor and county will address identified gaps and needs and meet HHIP metrics. With this collaboration Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3) is minimizing the duplication of housing resources and strengthening collaboration between the Health Services Department and private healthcare providers. H3 will utilize funds to increase Coordinated Entry System (CES) services, including racial equity trainings and compensation for people with lived experience to participate in Continuum of Care (CoC) activities, homeless outreach services, and homeless diversion and prevention services.
On March 7, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement 78-025 in an amount not to exceed $650,000 payable to the County for the Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program (HHIP) to support...
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