SUBJECT
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Approve the first amendment to the contract with Florida Department of Health in Polk County to provide primary care services to eligible low-income county residents who are not Polk HealthCare Plan members. (not to exceed $728,000 annually)
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DESCRIPTION
The Florida Department of Health in Polk County provides primary care services in an effort to appropriately link residents to needed medical care to improve overall health and to decrease local emergency room overcrowding by individuals that can best be served in a primary care setting.
Services are provided to qualified low-income Polk County residents at the primary care clinics in Auburndale, Haines City, and Lakeland, as well as virtual telehealth visits.
The current contract is set to term September 30, 2024. This first amendment is to increase the fee schedule, continue funding, and extend the contract term to September 30, 2026.
This funding request was presented to and is recommended for approval by the Citizen’s HealthCare Oversight Committee (COC).
RECOMMENDATION
Request Board approve the first amendment to the contract with Florida Department of Health in Polk County to provide primary care services to eligible low-income county residents who are not Polk HealthCare Plan members.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted as part of the proposed FY 24/25 budget in the Indigent Health Care Fund.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Joy Johnson, Administrator, Health and Human Services Division at 863-534-5204