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COUNTY OF SAN MATEO
Inter-Departmental Correspondence
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San Mateo Medical Center
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DATE:
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March 21, 2007
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BOARD MEETING DATE:
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May 15, 2007
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SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:
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None
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VOTE REQUIRED:
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Majority
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TO:
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Honorable Board of Supervisors
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FROM:
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Nancy J. Steiger, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
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SUBJECT:
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Amendment 2006-4 between San Mateo Medical Center and the Health Plan of San Mateo to extend the contract term.
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RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the President of the Board of Supervisors to execute the Amendment 2006-04 to the Hospital Agreement with the Health Plan of San Mateo to extend the term of the agreement from December 1, 1993 through December 31, 2006 to December 1, 1993 through December 31, 2007.
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VISION ALIGNMENT:
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Commitment: Ensuring Basic Health and Safety for All.
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Goal 5: Residents have access to healthcare and preventive care.
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The agreement contributes to this commitment and goal by providing a mechanism to pay for Medi-Cal reimbursable hospital and medical services provided to San Mateo County Medi-Cal recipients at San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC).
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Performance Measure(s):
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Measure
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FY 2005-06
Actual
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FY 2006-07
Projected
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Number of Medi-Cal recipients treated at San Mateo Medical Center
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14,500
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14,500
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SERVICES:
Health Plan of San Mateo will provide a mechanism to pay San Mateo Medical Center reimbursable hospital and medical services provided to Medi-Cal eligible medically indigent patients in San Mateo.
BACKGROUND:
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On January 11, 1994, your Board approved an agreement with the Health Plan of San Mateo for San Mateo County General Hospital (SMCGH), now San Mateo Medical Center (SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER), to serve as a participating hospital in the Health Plan of San Mateo (HPSM), and the Medi-Cal capitated program. All San Mateo County Medi-Cal patients are automatically enrolled in the HPSM and are assigned to hospital affiliated primary care providers. The term of the agreement was one year, from December 1, 1993 through November 30, 1994.
Collectively, your Board has approved 30 amendments to the Hospital Agreement after 1995. These amendments revised fee schedules, adjusted allocations, updated or replaced exhibits, and extended terms.
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DISCUSSION:
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At its November 8, 2006 meeting, the San Mateo Health Commission approved an amendment by the Health Plan of San Mateo to extend the term of the Agreement. The instant amendment, Amendment 2006-4 extends the term of the Agreement by one year to December 31, 2007.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Amendment.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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This amendment has no fiscal impact. It extends the term of the Agreement by one year.
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