To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Annual Update of the Contra Costa Health Plan Quality Improvement and Health Equity Transformation Program
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ACCEPT the Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Quality and Health Equity Annual Documents, which include the 2026 Program Description, the 2026 Program Work Plan, and the 2025 Program Evaluation, of the Quality Improvement and Health Equity Transformation Program (QIHETP) as recommended by the CCHP Joint Conference Committee (JCC).
AUTHORIZE and DIRECT the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to accept the above three documents, which have been included as attachments, and provide an authorizing signature on the accompanying signature page.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
To maintain compliance with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) contract requirements for Medi-Cal managed care plans, CCHP must submit an annual program evaluation, program description, and work plan of the QIHETP, approved and signed by the governing body.
Attachments A through C, the QIHETP 2026 Program Description, 2026 Program Work Plan, and 2025 Program Evaluation are included.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not accepted, CCHP will not be in compliance with the DHCS contract. Noncompliance can lead to audit findings, fines, and, ultimately, loss of funding.