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Approve a 3 year contract with Bay Area Community Services for $2,943,000 to provide ongoing services for the Whole Person Care Pilot Program for the period beginning August 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments that remain within budget appropriations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health & Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board approve a 3 year contract with Bay Area Community Services for $2,943,000 to provide ongoing services for the Whole Person Care Pilot Program for the period beginning August 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021; and Authorize the County Administrator to execute the contract and any subsequent amendments that remain within budget appropriations.
SUMMARY:
The Whole Person Care (WPC) program is a 5 year pilot that focuses on increasing coordination and access to care, reducing inappropriate hospital utilization, improving data collecting and sharing, and improving overall health outcomes for the WPC population which are identified as high-risk participants with two or more chronic and serious health conditions. Effective October 25, 2016, H&SS has provided oversight for the WPC program and has utilized grant funding, a total of $4,667,010 over five years, to contract with the Solano Coalition for Better Health (SCBH). SCBH has administered WPC through outreach and engagement and complex care management.
On March 20, 2018 in accordance with County purchasing guidelines, H&SS issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the remaining three years of the WPC pilot. The Evaluation Committee reviewed each RFP received and on May 29, 2018, Bay Area Community Services (BACS) was selected as the apparent best-evaluated Proposer. H&SS is requesting that the Board approve a new multi-year contract with BACS for $2,943,000 to lead ...
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