CMSP Local Health Connections Pilot Project
The County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Governing Board is pleased to announce the release
of the CMSP Local Health Connections Pilot Project Request for Proposals (RFP). The target
population for local-level efforts shall focus on one or more of the following groups of CMSP
enrollees or likely CMSP enrollees within one or more CMSP counties:
- CMSP enrollees with complex health conditions that are receiving inpatient hospital care or have been recently discharged from inpatient hospital care;
- Uninsured, but likely CMSP enrollees, receiving inpatient hospital care;
- CMSP enrollees with complex conditions who have housing or transportation challenges that impede their ability to obtain necessary medical care;
- CMSP enrollees referred for disability who "fail to cooperate" in completing the disability application process at the county or the disability determination process at the State-level.
The Governing Board seeks to test the effectiveness of providing local-level services and support to designated CMSP enrollees and likely CMSP enrollees that have complex medical and/or social conditions. The goal of the project is to promote timely delivery of necessary medical and support services to the target population, improve health outcomes for the target population, link the target population to other resources and support, and improve the overall cost-effectiveness of expenditures made on behalf of the target population in comparison with expenditures made on similar CMSP enrollees that do not participate in the pilot project.
Funding for both Planning and Implementation Projects are available in the first of two funding rounds to county or not-for-profit organizations. Completed Planning and Implementation proposals are due to the Governing Board by 5:00 p.m. PST on Friday, March 5, 2010. Please use the following links to view the RFP in detail and obtain related proposal documents:
- CMSP Local Health Connections Pilot Project RFP (PDF Document)
- Attachment A: Application Cover Sheet (PDF Document)
- Budget Guidelines (PDF Document)
- Attachment B: Budget Templates (Excel Document)
- Attachment C: Logic Model (PDF Document)
- Attachment D: Data Request (PDF Document)
- Frequently Asked Questions (Updated: 01/25/10)
Please contact Alison Kellen at (916) 649-2631 ext. 19 or akellen@cmspcounties.org with any questions regarding the CMSP Local Health Connections Pilot Project Request for Proposals (RFP).
CMSP Behavioral Health Pilot Project
In early 2008, CMSP began a three-year pilot project with 14 project partners to test the effectiveness of primary care driven, enhanced mental health and substance abuse treatment services for selected CMSP members with mental health and/or substance abuse treatment needs. The hypothesis being tested with the pilot project is:
Hypothesis: There is a population of CMSP members for whom short-term mental health treatment and/or substance abuse treatment will result in more effective and more cost-effective use of health care services.
The CMSP Governing Board contracted with The Lewin Group to evaluate the behavioral health pilot project. A final analysis of the pilot projects will be complete in 2011. Interim reports prepared by The Lewin Group are available for review:
Wellness & Prevention Program
The Wellness and Prevention (W&P) program was a partnership between the Governing Board and The California Endowment (TCE) between 1998 and 2004. This partnership was designed to strengthen community capacity for decision-making in CMSP counties, provide opportunities to change the delivery of community based health services, and assist CMSP counties in securing future resources for sustaining effective programs.
The W&P program provided grants to the 34 CMSP counties. The final report of the Wellness and Prevention Program, "An Investment in Wellness for Rural California", was released in August 2004.