Texas Considers Redesign Elements In Foster Care Blended Rate Contracts

Following a cost analysis of the first two Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Single Source Continuum Contracts (SSCC) for regional foster care services,  DFPS is considering a range of enhancements and clarifications to its initiative to pay blended case rates to the private organizations selected to manage services for the region. These enhancements range from setting clear expectations in procurements and contracts about what the blended case rate is intended to cover, how the resource transfer from DFPS to the SSCC will be calculated and transferred, and changes in how the SSCC structure is described to stakeholders . . .