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                                                                RMP   Intermountain
                                                                RM 000   15



                 JULY/AUGUST 1974 REVIEW CYCLE

                 Application:  This application requests $480,906 for support of 19 new
                 project activities.  June Council recommended $2,350,000 for the May
                 application.  Six projects address Health Quality Improvement, three
                 Qualiq Assurance, two, Availability of Health Assistance, two,
                 Accessibility to Health Care,.three, Availability oT Hea th Care,
                 and three, Quality of Health Care.  The application includes CHP
                 comments and action,of RAG and staff to them.








































                                                                            MCO  7/15/74



                                                                      RMP   Iti'Lernioun'L.aiii
                                                                      RM 000   15


                     MAY/JUt@E 1974 REVIE@,'


                       Request:   $3,849,425

                       Committee Recommendation: -$2,000,000
                       Overall assessment by individual reviewers:  Above Average


                       Critique:

                       Concerns were expressed by the Committee regarding the failure of the
                       region to add more minority members to staff. The Program's  efforts  in
                       this direction were thwarted by the planned phase-out in February  1973.
                       The IRMP insists that the minority effort continues.
                       Support for reduc@Tons in the amount requested is based on past experience
                       with the region's habitual "inflated" fund proposals.  The Program has
                       demonstrated its resilience in the past and will continue to react
                       positively with a restructured program based on the funds awarded.  This
                       positive ability to react has been one of the Region's outstanding talents.
                       Project #63 - Health Information Assistance to Regional State Legislatures
                       ($111,894) raised concern regarding its increased budget. Past  fun  ing
                       for 6 months was $19,349.



                       JULY/AUGUST REVIEW

                       Estimated request as of May 1974:  "$400,000  500,000      MCO 6/4/74


                       NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL - June 13-14, 1974
                       Council recommended that the Intermountain RMP application be funded  at
                       the level of $2,350,000, rather than $2!'@000,000 as suggested by the
                       Review Committee.

                       DRMP Funding Decision  $2,232,899

                                                                             MCO 7/9/74