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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1254 |
| Medical Laboratory Assistance Program |
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| Requester: |
Mickey Presha |
Organization: |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Medical Laboratory Assistance Program |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 7:54:07 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Miller |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| We serve a large population of migrant workers who routinely travel throughout the state and country. Proper diagnosis of health problems assists MCRHS with prescribing the proper treatment regimen. The more our resources are focused on treatment rather than diagnosis, the sooner we can restore a patient's health and the less likely the patient is to carry chronic and potentially contagious health problems with them. |
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| Recipient: |
Manatee County Rural Health Services, Inc. |
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Contact: |
Mickey Presha |
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12214 US Hwy 301 North |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 776-4000 |
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Parrish, FL 34219 |
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| Counties: |
DeSoto, Manatee, Sarasota |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| MCRHS provides primary health care services to over 35,000 patient a year. Over 70 percent of our patients are living less than 200 percent above the federal poverty level. Additionally, 84 percent of our patients are either on Medicaid or without insurance. The majority of MCRHS patients are either underserved, indigent, and/or uninsured. The purpose of MCRHS is to provide quality health care services to the medically underserved. By the nature of its mission and the patient base that MCRHS serves, many services are provided and performed without an adequate funding source for reimbursement. One such challenge is the expense of required diagnostic labs for patients. In order to provide proper treatments strategies, it is imperative to accurately diagnose patient health problems. MCRHS spends more than $350,000 annually on laboratory services for its patients. Approximately 75 percent ($250,000) are completely unreimbursed or have no pay source. The scarce resources of the corporation are spent on these unfunded labs in order to provide accurate medical disgnosis for its patients. However, the ultimate goal of all health care providers is to restore their patiens back to good health by implementing effective treatments strategies. The resources expended on diagnostic expenses could be diverted to assist in providing patient treatment strategies such as medicines, pharmaceuticals, and therapies. Any resource provided for the cost of unfunded labs would free up monies for the treatment of patients. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Resources will be diverted from diagnostic services to treatment, wellness, and preventive health care services. The projected impact will be a higher rate of successful treatment and a healthier patient base. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$250,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$250,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2000-2001 |
Amount: |
$150,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
We can provide financiall audits showing expenditures for labs and billing for lab services |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Manatee County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
