To: Board of Supervisors Public Health, Safety, and Resources Committee
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: February 12, 2018
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Department Contact: |
Anne Molgaard |
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463-7885 |
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CEO Resource/ Contact: |
Janelle Rau |
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463-4441 |
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Time Allocated for Item: 30 min. |
Agenda Title:
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Discussion and Possible Action Regarding an Informational Presentation of Whole Person Care Pilot Program by the Health and Human Services Agency
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Recommendation:
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Accept informational presentation of Whole Person Care Pilot Program, and provide possible direction to staff.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
On June 20, 2017, the Board of Supervisors adopted resolution 17-078 ratifying the application submission for Whole Person Care Pilot Program, Second Round, with the California Department of Health Care Services. Upon execution of the subsequent agreement, BOS# 17-042, the following subcontracts were approved by the Board: Redwood Quality Management Company, $120,000, BOS# 17-156; Mendocino Community Health Clinic, $60,000, BOS# 17-144; and Mendocino Coast Clinics, $60,000, BOS# 17-153. On January 2, 2018, this item was referred by the Board to the Public Health, Safety, and Resources Committee.
Summary of Referral:
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.
Supplemental Information Available Online at: N/A
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 |
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CEO Liaison: Janelle Rau, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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