HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06282011 - C.82RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of Health Services
Department, to execute a Purchase Order with McKesson Corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $2,000,000 for the purchase of pharmaceuticals designated as 340B replenishment
inventories dispensed through ten (10) Rite Aid pharmacies and one (1) City Center
pharmacy located within Contra Costa County, for the period from July 1, 2011 through
June 30, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is budgeted and funded in the Enterprise Fund and is cost neutral. The
Program with ten (10) local Rite Aid pharmacies and one (1) City Center pharmacy will
allow the Plan to maximize savings under the 340B program.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) has entered into a special 340B pharmacy program
through the Federal government’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA). CCHP received OPA
approval to contract with ten (10) local Rite Aid pharmacies and one (1) City Center
pharmacy in the 340B program. This program supplies prescription medications to CCHP
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/28/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Tanquary,
313-6004
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: June 28, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Demetria Gary, Deborah Britto
C. 82
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 28, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Purchase Order with McKesson Corporation
members at a significantly reduced price structure governed by the OPA.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the County will pay a higher reimbursement rate on
pharmacy claims to Rite Aid and City Center. Currently 340B savings are approximately
50-60% lower than traditional pharmacy reimbursement.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.