Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1066
Primary Healthcare Program
 
Requester: Leon County Organization: Leon County Board of County Commissioners
 
Project Title: Primary Healthcare Program Date Submitted 1/14/2003 4:42:05 PM
 
Sponsors: Kilmer
 
Statewide Interest:
This county funded program (via dedicated property tas-MSTU) expands primary healthcare and in some cases, specialty care, to low income uninsured resident. In so doing, this program increases the health and welfare of residents, improves economic development through reduced work absenteeism, reduces overutilization of emergeny medical services, leverages medical care by over 250 area volunteer doctors and increases utilization of reduced cost prescription drug programs.
 
Recipient: Leon County Board of County Commissioners   Contact: Benjamin Pingree or Joe Sharp  
  301 South Monroe St., Ste 502   Contact Phone: (850) 488-9962  
  Tallahassee 32301
 
Counties: Leon
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
State and Federal match program for local primary healthcare programs for low-income and uninsured citizens. Dollar for Dollar State/local fund match with Federal Medicaid Upper Payment Limit pass through to secure Federal Match. (See sections 222, 520, and 629 of HB 27E, Appropriations Special Session 2002).
 
Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Leon County Primary Healthcare funds of $1,000,000 matched by $1,000,000 in state funds combined with Medicaid's Upper Payment Limit match to produce additional funding of $1.4 million for the Leon County Primary Healthcare Program.
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $1,000,000
 
Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
 
Specific Appropriation #: 212
 
Specific Appropriation Title: Special Categories Case Management
 
Amount to be reduced: $1,000,000
 
Total cost of the project: $1,200,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Operations
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $1,000,000  
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Report and Business Plan for a Healthcare Delivery System for Uninsured Residents for Leon
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Leon County Board of County Commissioners
  Hearing Meeting Date: 10/15/2002