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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
FROM: Costa
Phil Batchelor, County Administrator s
County
DATE: March 13 , 1990 'rTTq coUsr cr
SUBJECT: AMEND 1990 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM TO DROP PROPOSAL
TO OBTAIN CMAC RATES FROM OTHER HOSPITALS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RSCOMUMATIOII-
Drop further consideration of item # 25 on the Board' s 1990
Legislative Program.
BACKGROUND:
Item # 25 in the Board' s 1990 Legislative Program asked for
legislation which would provide the County' s HMO, the Contra
Costa Health Plan (CCHP) , with access to other hospital' s
negotiated rates from the California Medical Assistance
Commission (CMAC) where the CCHP was obtaining specialized
services from these facilities to insure that the CCHP was not
paying more for these services that was absolutely necessary.
Through subsequent discussions with representatives from CMAC and
the County' s lobbyist, it is clear that it will be extremely
difficult to obtain legislation which will provide the CCHP with
information directly on these negotiated rates. However, since
most of the hospitals in the County must negotiate with the
County in order to receive their share of AB 75 cigarette tax
money for emergency care and care of indigents, the Health
Services Director believes he can negotiate these rates as a part
of these discussions. The Health Services Director has,
therefore, requested that the Board terminate further efforts in
this regard to obtain legislation which would address this issue.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:No YES SIGNATURE:
A-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON arch 20, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE D4TWMOW f - -.
MAR 30 1990
CC: ATTESTED
PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Health Services Director
Executive Director, CCHP )
M382 (10/88) Les Spahnn BY DEPUTY
SRJ. Jackson, Barish & Associates