Pinellas County Health Program Evaluation Services

Pinellas County is seeking proposals from qualified evaluation firms to assess the County’s indigent healthcare needs and the system to address them, and to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the benefits, rationale, and potential impacts of the County’s investment in indigent health care services. The evaluation shall address community and patient-level burdens while considering the most effective services and approach to serving uninsured/underinsured residents. Pinellas County’s Human Services Department administers the Pinellas County Health Program and the Healthcare for the Homeless Program which are two distinct programs that each provide a holistic access to healthcare services, including primary care, specialty care, mental health care, substance use treatment, dental care, vision services, and pharmacy benefits. As the County continues to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars, we want to ensure that this program is evaluated to determine if this is a good investment of public funds. This evaluation will address three primary areas including 1) access to comprehensive primary care and supportive services, including gaps and challenges to access, for medically indigent Pinellas County residents under 300%, 200% and 100% of the Federal Poverty Level, 2) effectiveness and operational efficiency of services provided; and 3) a review of the County’s investment, financial performance of the program, and funding opportunities/options. The evaluation shall be written to provide county leadership with objective data and actionable recommendations to inform future service delivery strategies, funding decisions, and policy recommendations.