REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
March 28, 2023
FROM
WILLIAM L. GILBERT, Director, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Agreement with Inland Empire Health Plan for Reimbursement Rates
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 9 to Hospital Per Diem Agreement No. 20-887 with Inland Empire Health Plan to increase Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's reimbursement rate for hospital stays, retroactively effective January 1, 2023, and extending the term of the agreement, for a total term of October 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024.
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to maintain confidentiality of Amendment No. 9, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1457(c)(1).
(Presenter: William L. Gilbert, Director, 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 this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Expenditures for medical services provided to Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) members are funded through reimbursements from IEHP. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) 2022-23 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This Amendment will provide an increase in the reimbursement rates to the County for medical services provided at ARMC to IEHP members and will extend the term of Agreement No. 20-887 through December 31, 2024. ARMC has been a designated hospital provider within IEHP's network since 2008, providing in-patient services, emergency services, and other outpatient care services. Approval of this Amendment will be retroactively effective to January 1, 2023. As discussions regarding new...
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