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A -- REFINEMENT AND MODIFY DIAGNOSTIC COST GROUP MODELS (DCG) POC Equilla L. Allen, Contract Specialist, 410-786-5150 The Health Care Financing Administration proposes to negotiate a modification with Health Economics Research, Inc. 300 Fifth Avenue, 6th Floor, Waltham, Massachusetts to continue further refinements and modifcations to the Diagnostic Cost Group Models (DCG). These Models provide risk adjuster measures for the purpose of determining payment to capitated managed care organizations developed under Delivery Order no.6 and continued under this contract no. 500-95-0048 task order no. 3. The period of performance will be from September 30, 1997 to December 30, 1998. Telephone requests will not be honored. This notice is for informational purposes only. RFP package not available. See Note 22. (0272)

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