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C.125

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 24, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #72-105-1 with Blue Cross of California (dba Anthem Blue Cross)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/24/2018

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:	Dan Peddycord, 925-313-6712
cc:	D Morgan M 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: July 24, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #72-105-1 with Blue Cross of California (dba Anthem Blue Cross), a corporation, a non-financial agreement to provide patient referrals of eligible women for the Black Infant Health Program for the period July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact as this is a non-financial agreement.

BACKGROUND:

The Black Infant Health Project was created to provide services mandated by the California State Department of Health Care Services to develop a partnership for reducing the African-American infant morbidity and mortality rates. This project meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing case management services, outreach, recruitment, enrollment into group intervention, education and support, to pregnant and/or parenting women and their infants in East and West County, including those in the African-American Community.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 11, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #72-105 with Blue Cross of California (dba Anthem Blue Cross) for the provision of patient referrals of eligible women for the Black Infant Health Program, for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

Approval of Contract #72-105-1 allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, pregnant and/or parenting women and their infants will not receive State mandated Black Infant Health Program case management services that are intended to reduce African-American infant morbidity and mortality rates.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale.