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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the grant services agreement with Partnership HealthPlan for participation in their Direct to Member Telehealth Pilot Project, effective 7/1/24 and shall terminate on 6/30/25
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Financial Impact:
This will be a receivable paid to the Health Services Agency to support the pilot project to increase adoption of direct to member telehealth services.
Background Information:
Partnership HealthPlan of California is a non-profit community-based health care organization that contracts with the State to administer Medi-Cal benefits through local care providers to ensure Medi-Cal recipients have access to high-quality comprehensive cost-effective health care. Partnership provides quality healthcare to over 910,000 Medi-Cal recipients (Members). Members in Partnership's region face significant barriers in specialty care. Multiple factors contribute to reduced access to care in various specialties. These factors include financial barriers, inconsistent quality and completeness of patient workup and specialty referrals, high appointment no-show rates, and limited information exchange between specialists and primary care providers.
As part of an effort to further expand access to specialty care for Partnership's Members and in the counties serviced by Partnership, Partnership developed a Direct to Member Telehealth Pilot Project. Direct to Member Telehealth services is an important mode of care to improve access to needed specialty physician services for Partnership members when no local provider is available or local capacity is insufficient to meet member needs. Partnership desires to increase the use of Direct to Member Telehealth services by the Tehama County Health Services Agency to improve access to specialty care, reduce wait times and reduce the need for members to drive l...
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