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R -- APPLYING CDPS RISK ADJUSTMENT METHODS TO MEDICARE +CHOICE PAYMENT SOL HCFA-00-0043/PK POC Paula Kolick, Contract Specialist, (410)786-5165 In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) Office of Strategic Planning (OSP) intends to negotiate on a non-competitive basis with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). During earlier work funded by HCFA, the UCSD developed a diagnosis-based risk adjuster called the Chronic Illness and Disability Payment System (CDPS) to apply to Medicaid HMO capitation payments. This model has not yet been calibrated or tested on Medicare beneficiaries and expenditures. The purpose of this contract is to provide technical consulting and analystical services to HCFA so that HCFA may better assess and evaluate the CDPS model as an option for a potential Medicare +Choice payment system. The specific purpose is for the UCSD to calibrate the DCPS model on Medicare data -- which may involve the need to make adjustments to the model as it currently stands and provide HCFA with the up to date software and recalibration. Proposed period of performance is twelve months from date of award. Telephone requests will not be honored. This announcement is for informational purposes only. RFP package is not available. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 03/28/00 (W-SN438750). (0088)

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