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a. Approve participation in the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Waiver Whole Person Care Pilot Program (WPC Pilot), including providing matching non-federal funds in the amount up to $2,683,463 per year, for five years for a total non-federal match up to $13,417,315; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign the WPC Agreement with DHCS to participate in DHCS's Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Waiver Whole Person Care five year pilot program which aims to improve coordination of health, behavioral health, and social services to improve Medi-Cal beneficiary health and wellbeing through more efficient and effective use of resources effective from the date DHCS and County have executed the WPC Agreement through June 30, 2021 unless the application is renewed or the WPC Pilot program is extended, for an annual amount up to $5,366,926 and total WPC Agreement amount up to $26,834,630; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign up to three (3) future amendments to the DHCS WPC Agreement where the amendments in the aggregate, do not exceed 10% of the original Agreement amount ($2,683,463) and which do not significantly change the scope of the pilot project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve participation in the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Waiver Whole Person Care Pilot Program (WPC Pilot), including providing matching non-federal funds in the amount up to $2,683,463 per year, for five years for a total non-federal match up to $13,417,315; and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to sign the WPC Agreement with DHCS to participate in DHCS's Medi-Cal 2020 Demonstration Waiver Whole Person Care five year pilot program which aims to improve coordination of health, behavioral health, and socia...
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