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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator.
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DATE: May 7 1985 County
SUBJECT: • Legislation: AB 1164 (Margolin)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for AB 1164 by Assemblyman Margolin
which would require the California Medical Assistance
Commission -to consider the special needs of hospitals serving a
disproportionate number of Medi-Cal beneficiaries when
negotiating inpatient contracts, and appropriates $25 million
for the purpose of implementing the bill.
BACKGROUND:
Existing law authorizes the Medical Assistance Commission to
negotiate contracts for inpatient hospital services under the
Medi-Cal program. In negotiating these contracts, the
Commission is required to take into account a number of
specific factors. AB 1164 would add to these factors the
special circumstances of hospitals serving a• disproportionate
number of Medi-Cal beneficiaries and other patients who are not
covered by other third-party payors.
AB 1164 would appropriate $25 million in order to reimburse
hospitals serving a disproportionate number of Medi-Cal
beneficiaries for their costs in providing such services.
Presumably, this would be done by negotiating a more favorable
per diem rate for such hospitals.
AB 1164 is currently pending in the Assembly Ways and Means
Committee. Because of the substantial benefit that passage of
this bill could have on the hospital ' s Medi-Cal reimbursement
rate, it is important that the Board support AB 1164 as is
recommended by the Health Services Director.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)2�L��
ACTION OF BOARD ON May 1985 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ' ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
County Admi ni strator OF SUPERVIS S ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Health Services Director 0 4-
CC: Assemblyman Burt Margolin ATTESTED (/
Chairman, Assy. Ways & Means PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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