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The How-To of Alternative Payment Projections Presentation Panel - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The How-To of Alternative Payment Projections Presentation Panel - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The How-To of Alternative Payment Projections Presentation Panel Beth Chiaro, Stuart Orlinsky and Teri Sedrick OBJECTIVE OF WORKSHOP To provide AP agencies with processes, best practices, and tools for analyzing, strategizing and
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WHAT IS MRA?
The Maximum Reimbursable Allowance is the amount of the contract you are attempting to spend – the Provider Payments and the Program Support amounts
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PROGRAM & SUPPORT COST
A designated percent of each contract to be spent on internal processes as
- pposed to directly on child care
For example, if contract A is $1,000,000 and the designated Program and Support allowance is 17.5% ($175,000), then 82.5% ($825,000) is the goal to spend on child care
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PURPOSE OF PROJECTING COST
Project provider payment costs through the end of the fiscal year to determine under expended or over expended, based on your current enrollment and projected attrition and to strategize
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FAMILY FEES
- Project/Average a monthly amount
- Revise with actual amounts paid or
credited
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PROVIDER PAYMENT PROJECTION
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KEY DATA ELEMENTS & AREAS
- Program Information
- Child Information
- Child Care Schedule Information
- Child School Schedule
- Provider Applicable Rate
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
- Funding Source
- Child Start & End dates
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CHILD INFORMATION
- Child Name-unique identifier
- Child Schedule
- Date of Birth-Age
- Leave of Absence
- Age Markers that effect rates – 2 years old,
Kindergarten, 6 years old
- Date Cash Aid Terminated
- Terminations-13 year olds, Program limits
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SCHOOL CALENDARS (CCRC)
- Holidays
- Time in school vs. time in day care
- School track
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PROVIDER INFORMATION
- Child Care Schedule Information
- Applicable Rate
- Child Care Start and Stop Dates
- Outstanding Invoices
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RESULTS
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STRATEGIES
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PROJECTED UNDER OR OVER SPENT
- How many children do you need to add to
fully earn your contract without over expending?
- Or do you need to figure out how to deal with
a projected over expenditure?
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UNDER SPENT
Enrollment Tips
- Calculating Number of Children
- Using an Eligibility List
- Transfers
- Enrolling Late in the Fiscal Year
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OVER SPENT
- Outstanding Child Care Invoices
- Family Terminations
- Requesting Additional Funds
- Transfers
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PROJECTION ADJUSTMENTS
- Update projections regularly
- Track all changes that affect child payment
- Track number and cost of enrolled children
- Track number and cost of terminated
children
- Track number and cost of outstanding
child care invoices
- Track number and cost of transfers
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ATTRITION
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AVERAGE COST PER CHILD
- Update provider payment projected
cost for child with actual cost
- Track number and cost of child
transactions per month
- Divide total provider payment amount
by child transactions to produce average cost per child per month
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OTHER VARIABLES
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PROJECTION IRREGULARITIES
- Projections without corresponding
payments
- Payments without corresponding
projections
- Inconsistencies in projected amounts
- vs. payments
- Unrealistic projected amount
- Unusually high cost of care
- Inconsistencies within a family
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INTERNAL & EXTERNAL FACTORS
Internal
- Case Management Changes
- Policy Changes
External
- Regional Market Rate Changes
- New Regulations
- Budget Trailer Bills
- Cost of Living Adjustments
- Contract Augmentations
- Family Fees Changes
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