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Committee forwards retroactive HealthRight 360 contract amendment after scrutiny about oversight and vendor roles
Summary
The Budget and Finance Committee voted Nov. 3 to forward a retroactive amendment to the Department of Public Health's fiscal intermediary contract with HealthRight 360 that extends the term to June 30, 2023 and raises the not-to-exceed amount; supervisors pressed DPH on the mix of beneficiaries and steps to increase transparency and move eligible providers to direct city contracts.
The San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee on Nov. 3 voted to forward to the full Board a retroactive amendment to the Department of Public Health's fiscal intermediary check-writing contract with HealthRight 360, a measure DPH said is necessary to continue payments to board-and-care homes, emergency stabilization hotel rooms and other providers.
DPH's Michelle Ruggles told the committee the amendment would extend the contract through June 30, 2023 and increase the contract ceiling (reported in committee materials as about $46.7 million to $46.8 million). She said HealthRight 360 performs check-writing for hundreds of small behavioral-health providers that do not contract directly with the city and that the agency has multi-layered verification checks before payments are sent.
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