Suncoast Health Council

Ryan white care Council- an 8 county community consortium tasked by the federal government to identify, prioritize and allocate service delivery funding for people living with hiv/aids (plwa).

Local Health planning program provides the following services: certificate of need planning- involves the collection, analysis and reporting of Health care facility data (occupancy, utilization and procedures) to the agency for Health care administration for use in determining the need for new and/or expanded hospital and nursing home facilities and services. Community Health planning- includes conducting demographic and Health status assessments, needs assessments, gap analyses, and funding stream analyses to describe and prioritize Health care issues at the local level. Mednet program- a community based service delivery program that utilizes specially trained patient advocates to secure free prescription medications for low income uninsured or under insured residents with chronic Health conditions. Hillsborough Health plan satisfaction- assesses client and provider satisfaction with the hillsborough county Health care plan and develops recommendations to improve service delivery. Quality management program- assesses the quality and clinical effectiveness of hiv/aids services funded by federal ryan white care act funds to meet the needs of plwa in an 8 county service area. Administrative assessment program- assesses the effectivenss and efficiency with which hillsborough county government announces, procures and administers federal ryan white care act funds in the 8 county service area.

Ryan white insurance services program pays Health insurance premiums, prescription drugs co-payment fees, office visit fees and deductibles for people living with hiv/aids in a 8 county service area. The insurance services program is funded by federal ryan white care act funds.