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Health department seeks $8.8M increase to pharmacy management contract; budget analyst urges contingency cut
Summary
The Department of Public Health asked the committee to approve a third amendment increasing a pharmacy administration contract by $8,804,318 to a $18,704,318 total through June 30, 2014, to maintain access to community pharmacies for thousands of uninsured patients; the Budget Analyst recommended reducing the contingency calculation and amending the resolution to limit future over‑budget expenditures.
The Department of Public Health requested committee approval of a third amendment to its pharmacy administration services agreement (recorded on the agenda as with "MediPac Healthcare System, Inc.") to increase the contract by $8,804,318 to a not‑to‑exceed total of $18,704,318 for the six‑year term through June 30, 2014.
Dave Woods, Chief Pharmacy Officer for DPH, told the committee the program enables more than 50,000 uninsured clients of the Community Health Network — including Healthy…
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