Title
Request Authority to Enter into IGA with AHCCCS to Use Pediatric Health Care Initiative Funds to Finance AHCCCS Payments to Phoenix Children’s Hospital (Ordinance S-52076) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) to implement the provisions of Ordinance S-45435 to allow the funding of the nonfederal share of certain AHCCCS payments to eligible children’s hospitals within the City of Phoenix, namely Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH), from the Pediatric Health Care Initiative Fund. Also request that the City Treasurer be authorized to accept and the City Controller be authorized to disburse the funds.
Report
Summary
In March 2019, the City of Phoenix passed Ordinance S-45435 extending authorization for the Pediatric Health Care Initiative to allow donated funds to finance a broader scope of AHCCCS payments to PCH, after the original program that was financed by the City had ended. At the time of passage, there was not a clear opportunity for use of the City’s funds and so the ordinance did not include authority to enter into an IGA with AHCCCS. The Pediatric Services Initiative (PSI) is a partnership between the City of Phoenix, AHCCCS and PCH. The purpose of PSI is to help provide financial sustainability to PCH as one of the country’s largest and busiest pediatric systems. There is an opportunity for the Pediatric Health Care Initiative Fund to help supplement these and other AHCCCS payments to support this care, as outlined in Ordinance S-45435, for the duration of the ordinance. The City’s funds will be of particular benefit, as the federal government provides an enhanced matching rate for this program. PCH will receive $3 for every $1 provided by the City.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- City Council approved Ordinance S-41038 on July 2, 2014.
- City Council approved Ordinance S-45435 on March 6, 2019.
- City Council approved Ordinance S-46957 on May 6, 2020.
- City Council approved Ordinance S-50190 on September 20, 2023.
- City Council approved Ordinance S-51043 on June 12, 2024.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Jeffrey Barton and the Law and Finance departments.