To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: June 20, 2017
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Department Contact: |
Tammy Moss Chandler |
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463-7774 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Adoption of Resolution Ratifying Application Submission for Whole Person Care Pilot Program, Second Round, with the California Department of Health Care Services in the Amount of $10,504,720 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 through 2020-21End
Recommended Action/Motion:
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Adopt Resolution ratifying submission of application for Whole Person Care Pilot Program, Second Round, with the California Department of Health Care Services in the amount of $10,504,720 for FY 2016-17 through 2020-21; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum total amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
None.
Summary of Request:
Whole Person Care (WPC) is a program within California’s Section 1115(a) Medicaid Waiver Renewal, entitled Medi-Cal 2020, which was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 30, 2015. WPC Pilots were designed to provide support to integrate care for a particularly vulnerable group of Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have been identified as high users of multiple systems and continue to have poor health outcomes. WPC Pilots focus on the coordination of health, behavioral health, and social services, as applicable, in a patient-centered manner with the goals of improved beneficiary health and well-being through more efficient and effective use of resources.
Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has worked with community partners to identify its target population for the WPC Pilot to include Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have serious mental illness (SMI), prioritizing those who are high utilizers of mental health and/or medical services and those with the following additional barriers: homelessness or housing instability, co-occurring Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and/or recent interactions with the criminal justice system. HHSA’s goal is care coordination to divert high utilizers away from Emergency Room and inpatient services towards care that addresses the underlying behavioral health and socioeconomic needs to improve health outcomes and reduce utilization of unnecessary services.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Supplemental Information Available Online at: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/Pages/WholePersonCarePilots.aspx
Fiscal Impact:
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Source of Funding: Federal |
Budgeted in Current F/Y: Yes |
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Current F/Y Cost: $1,350,590 |
Annual Recurring Cost: FY 2017-18 $1,350,590 FY 2018-19 $2,701,180 FY 2019-20 $2,701,180 FY 2020-21 $2,701,180 |
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Supervisorial District: All |
Vote Requirement: Majority |
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Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Alan D. Flora, Assistant CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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Comments: