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have conducted several of these studies for other counties. The attached contract with DMG- Maximus, Inc. will provide a cost study that will meet the department's needs in this regard. After DMG-Maximus,. Inc. finishes its report, the Board of Health will consider the fees to be established and recommend their establishment as part of the regular budget process for 2000- 2001. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The results of the cost study should enable the department to increase its revenue earned through fees. It is difficult to project how much additional revenue can be earned since the department has not kept financial eligibility information for patients in most programs offered. In 1998-99 revenues eamed through Medicaid reimbursements totaled $462,147.03 for personal health services. This cost study will enable the department to make the required transition and remain stable in these earnings. In addition, it is projected that the department will be able to eam at least $25,000 in new revenue through additional third party reimbursements from private insurance companies currently not available due to a lack of an established fee structure. This is a low number since it is assumed that a high number of the health department's patients that are not Medicaid eligible will not have private insurance and have incomes that will only allow them to pay a minimum fee. These new revenues will help offset increased costs of medical and pharmaceutical supplies. The contract amount of $11,000 was included in the department's approved budget for the current fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the contract with DMG-Maximus, Inc. and authorize the chair to sign.