RESOLUTION NO. _____________
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO IMPLEMENT AN ACROSS-THE BOARD 5% RATE INCREASE
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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to implement a 5% rate increase to the San Mateo Medical Center Charge Master; and
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WHEREAS, an analysis of the San Mateo Medical Center Charge Master file with comparable hospitals showed that San Mateo Medical Center’s charges are below the seventy-fifth (75th) percentile, that the top 25 procedures are One Hundred Fifty percent (150%) below average, and that the top 25 Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG’s) are below average; and
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WHEREAS, San Mateo Medical Center should maintain competitive pricing for its services for the following reasons: 1) to meet the revenue target for San Mateo Medical Center’s FY2005-06 Budget, 2) to avoid losing a significant amount of revenue from the government, and 3) to ensure recovery of appropriate reimbursement from commercial payors.
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the County to implement a 5% rate increase to the San Mateo Medical Center Charge Master:
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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors has approved the said increase for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo.
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