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Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer or her designee to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc. ("CHOMP"), for the purpose of demonstrating CHOMP's eligibility to participate in the federal drug discount 340B Program and pursuant to which CHOMP commits to provide health care services to low-income individuals who are not entitled to Medicare or Medi-Cal benefits at no reimbursement or considerably less than full reimbursement from these patients, for a term retroactive to January 1, 2024 until terminated by either Party upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the County Administrative Officer or her designee to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc. ("CHOMP"), for the purpose of demonstrating CHOMP's eligibility to participate in the federal drug discount 340B Program and pursuant to which CHOMP commits to provide health care services to low-income individuals who are not entitled to Medicare or Medi-Cal benefits at no reimbursement or considerably less than full reimbursement from these patients, for a term retroactive to January 1, 2024 until terminated by either Party upon not less than sixty (60) days prior written notice.
SUMMARY
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Inc. is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation ("CHOMP") that provides a disproportionate share of healthcare services to the Medicare/Medi-Cal population in addition to supporting many programs that benefit the indigent, uninsured, or underinsured population in Monterey County, California.
Section 340B of the Public Health Services Act, enacted in 1992, entitles certain safety-net hospitals and clinics, referred to as "covered entities," to purchase outpatient drugs at disc...
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