RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #26-741 with Martha D. Newman, a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $110,000, to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Division with regard to the Delivery System Reform Incentive Plan (DSRIP) for the period from December 15, 2012 through November 30, 2013.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers have begun participation in a plan to expand access to care and enhance quality through a robust effort called the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments (DSRIP) program. The program was created by the Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, sometimes called the “Bridge to Health Care Reform,” a joint federal/state agreement with California’s public hospital systems that waives certain Medicaid requirements in order to test improvements in health care.