Commissioner Murman Honors

Indigent Health Care Plan Providers

For the past several years, Hillsborough County has secured millions of dollars in additional federal funds for the hospitals and Federally Qualified Health  Centers (FQHCs) providing services to the HCHCP by participating in the Low Income Pool, Disproportionate Share, State-wide Issues, Buybacks and related intergovernmental transfer (IGT) programs administered by the Agency for Health Care.

At the BOCC Meeting held on November 6, 2013, Commissioner Sandy Murman recognized through proclamation all Hillsborough County Health Care Plan (HCHCP) partner hospitals, networks and ancillary providers for their participation in the innovative and cost effective health care programs for the County’s indigent population, commonly know as the Low Income Pool (LIP).
Participation in these programs has resulted in a return of more than $200 million to our community for state fiscal years 12, 13 and 14.
Commissioner Murman proclaimed November 4, 2013 – November 8, 2013 as Hillsborough County Health Care Plan’s Provider Recognition Week.

To secure this funding, Hillsborough County enters into contracts with AHCA for the LIP programs in which the County agrees to transfer funding to AHCA at levels agreed to by the parties. The source of funding is the Indigent Health Care Trust Fund. In turn, each participating HCHCP hospital and FQHC agree to provide services to the HCHCP at no charge to the County up to the total amount of the IGT transferred by the County on its behalf.

FY14 is the first year that the HCHCP ancillary service providers partnered in the IGT and LIP Programs resulting in a total of approximately $60M dollars in total IGT and LIP Program dollars.
This proclamation action was recommended by the Hillsborough County Health Care Advisory Board (HCAB) to recognize the Hospitals, Networks and Ancillary Providers at their October 18, 2013 meeting.