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City updates Community Care program plan, seeks coordinator and third-party administrator for July launch
Summary
Consultants updated Columbus City Council on Feb. 11 on the Community Care program design and recommended hiring a city-based program coordinator and contracting a third-party administrator to start implementation by July 1, 2025, pending final approvals.
Consultants and city staff gave City Council an update on Feb. 11 on a proposed Community Care program that would set aside local funds to contract directly with local providers to increase primary care and behavioral health access for two defined populations: indigent residents and people leaving the jail.
Bob Paskowski of PYA and colleagues outlined a program design that divides a funding pool into three broad uses: program administration (including a city-based coordinator/project manager), a third-party administrator (TPA) to handle claims and reporting,…
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