Agenda

Return

C. 61

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 7, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #77-003-7 with Brighter Beginnings

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/07/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Sharron Mackey, 925-313-6004
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

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: December 7, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #77-003-7 with Brighter Beginnings, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $297,920, to provide primary care medical services for the Contra Costa Cares Program, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 28% by Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II, 22% County General Fund and 50% local private hospitals. Note: the private hospital funding is from prior year unexpended donations. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The goal of the Contra Costa Cares Program is to provide comprehensive primary health care coverage and medical homes to low income, uninsured adults 19 years of age or older residing in Contra Costa County who are ineligible for full-scope Medi-Cal or Covered California and whose household gross income does not exceed 138% of the Federal Poverty Level. The program has enrolled over 81,000 individuals. Specialty care, dental, vision, emergency care and hospitalization are not covered benefits of the program.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

In December 2015, the County Administrator approved and Purchasing Agent executed Contract #77-003 with Brighter Beginnings, in an amount not to exceed $92,736, for the period from November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017.

In December 2016, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Agent executed Amendment/Extension #77-003-1 extend the termination date from April 30, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

On July 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment/Extension #77-003-2 to increase the payment limit by $61,824 to a new payment limit of $154,560 and extend the termination date from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2018.

On March 13, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment/Extension #77-003-3 to increase the payment limit by $70,784 to a new payment limit of $225,344 and extend the termination date from December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2019.

On January 15, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment/Extension #77-003-4 to increase the payment limit by $154,252 to a new payment limit of $379,596 and extend the termination date from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020.

On January 14, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment #77-003-5 to increase the payment limit by $302,120 to a new payment limit of $681,716 with no change in the term.

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment/Extension #77-003-6 to increase the payment limit by $297,920 to a new payment limit of $979,636 and extend the termination date from December 31, 2020 to December 31, 2021.

The contractor will continue to provide primary medical care services to the Contra Costa Cares Program through December 31, 2022 if Contract #77-003-7 is approved.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, low income, uninsured adults would not have access to primary care services in Contra Costa County.