REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 17, 2024
FROM
ANDREW GOLDFRACH, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
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Amendment to Hospital Per Diem Agreement with Inland Empire Health Plan for Reimbursements to Services Provided
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 13 to Hospital Per Diem Agreement No. 20-887 with Inland Empire Health Plan, to extend the term by two-years, funded through reimbursements, for a total contract term of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2026.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to maintain confidentiality of the Hospital Per Diem Agreement pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1457 (c)(1).
(Presenter: Andrew Goldfrach, ARMC Chief Executive Officer, 580-6150)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of the item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Expenditures incurred for the provision of Hospital Per Diem Agreement No. 20-887 (Agreement) are funded through reimbursements by Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP). Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Approval of Amendment No. 13 will continue to allow ARMC to provide and be reimbursed for all patient care received by IEHP members at ARMC. This will ensure proper reimbursement to the County for medical services provided at ARMC to certain IEHP Medi-Cal and Medicare participants. IEHP is a public initiative managed care health plan that provides services to residents eligible for benefits of managed care Medi-Cal and Medicare.
On September 15, 2020 (I...
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