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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee authority to execute agreements and/or contract amendments with government, commercial, and private payers of healthcare services for an additional five years through June 30, 2027, for the purpose of adding NMC as an in-network provider of healthcare services for both hospital and professional services and for establishing reimbursement methodologies used in healthcare payments, subject to County Counsel and Auditor-Controller approval.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard risk provisions within the agreements/amendments.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer of Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee authority to execute agreements and/or contract amendments with government, commercial, and private payers of healthcare services, for an additional five years through June 30, 2027, for the purpose of adding NMC as an in-network provider of healthcare services for both hospital and professional services and for establishing reimbursement methodologies used in healthcare payments, subject to County Counsel and Auditor-Controller approval.
b. Approve the NMC Chief Executive Officer's recommendation to accept non-standard risk provisions within the agreements/amendments.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors previously approved an authorization request from NMC to execute payer agreements/amendments for commercial plans from December 2017 to June 30, 2022 (A-13832). The Board of Supervisors also previously approved an authorization request to execute agreements/amendments for government payers from February 2019 through June 30, 2024 (A-14239). This current authorization request will enable NMC to continue to execute new agreements or extend existing agreements with commercial and government payers through June 30, 2027.
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