Item:
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Approval of Agreement with Alliance Health in the Amount of $6,503,802.00, to Manage the Provision of High-quality, Cost-effective Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (MH/DD/SUS) to Residents of Durham County.
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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 13, 2025
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve a contract with Alliance Health (Alliance) in the amount of $6,503,802, to manage the provision of high quality, cost-effective Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (MH/DD/SUS) to residents of Durham County to the extent that other first or third-party payor sources such as Medicaid, Medicare, private pay, insurance, or grant funding are not available, have been denied or exhausted, or State funding is not allocated by Alliance.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 122C-115, the County agrees to allocate and pay to Alliance Six Million Five Hundred Three Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Dollars ($6,503,802.00) referred to as the Annual Allocation. Alliance will provide disaggregated reports by age, gender, race and ethnicity on utilization and outcomes resulting from the use of Annual Allocation provided by the County on a quarterly basis. The data will be incorporated into the County’s performance measures quarterly reporting system.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This item aligns with Strategic Plan Goal: Healthy and Inclusive Community
Resource Persons: Robert Robinson, Alliance Health CEO; Kelly Goodfellow, Alliance Health CFO; Joanne F. Pierce, Assistant County Manager
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approves the agreement with Alliance Health.
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