Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Administer high-quality, evidence based bundled episodes of care and warranty based on program and provider metrics, including producing and reporting health outcomes. This will, at a minimum, include joint replacement, women’s health, maternity, certain cancer surgeries or treatments, cardiac treatments, and bariatric surgery. Because the State may seek to expand covered services, respondents are encouraged to suggest additional services which they have the capacity to administer. In addition, respondents should identify programs that may reduce unnecessary surgeries and interventions. 2. The selected vendor partner, working in collaboration with the State, will be expected to directly contract with facilities / providers within the State of CT and surrounding states to build a comprehensive, credible network of COE(s) that meet high quality standards, in addition to its current network. 3. Awarded partner will be expected to track relevant components of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care needed for successful surgeries on a bundled basis, including both clinical and quality metrics. 4. Integrate and coordinate with current administrative services providers, Anthem and UHC, to ensure coordination of care. 5. Provide timely, regular data to the State’s data management firm (currently High Line Health). 6. Provide timely reporting on program utilization, performance, quality outcomes, and other key measures. Reporting will include all necessary documentation to demonstrate that requirements on clinical and quality standards have been met. 7. Pay facility or provider for bundled episodes of care, which will be paid post-discharge within an agreed upon time frame. 8. Administer financial incentives / payments to reward members for accessing high quality, lower cost procedures in accordance with the plan design and applicable Federal and State law. 9. Guide members through the entire selection process by explaining benefit options and providing the tools necessary to perform cost and quality comparisons. Support members during the selection process by arranging for second opinions or assisting with evaluation of alternatives to surgery, when applicable. 10. Provide concierge level care coordination to members who receive procedures at a chosen center of excellence. 11. Provide tools for participants to identify lower cost providers for routine services like mammograms, physical therapy, lab services, radiology and Remicade infusions and administer incentive payments for the utilization of such services.