To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-639 with Health Management Associates, Inc.
?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 #77-639 with Health Management Associates, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $768,784, to provide two (2) consultants who will assist the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) by acting as interim Chief Operating Officer (COO), for the period from October 23, 2023 through October 22, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $768,784 and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations.
Approval of this new Contract #77-639 will allow the contractor to provide an interim CCHP COO to act as the appointed Compliance, Fraud, Waste & Abuse Officer, oversee of the daily health plan operation to including clinical and non-clinical departments, ensure new benefits of CalAIM are integrated into CCHP's operations, and address and respond to California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) and California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Corrective Action Plans.
All Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, which includes CCHP, are required to have a COO. CCHP begin its search for the COO in August 2023 in which Health Management Associates, Inc. had the most qualified, experienced, trained candidate as outlined in the Medi-Cal Managed Care contract with DHCS. This contractor was approved by the Public Works Department Purchasing Agent on October 4, 2023.
The nature of the consulting and technical services needed is co...
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