HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers were told Tuesday that new state health clinics appear to be helping reduce costs.
The state opened a Helena clinic for employees last summer, an idea championed by former Gov. Brian Schweitzer. Another clinic was later opened in Billings, and more are planned in places with a large number of state employees.
The state pays a per-patient fee to CareHere of Brentwood, Tenn., which won the contract to manage the clinics. The state argues the strategy is cheaper than paying for the profit and overhead of private doctors through a traditional health plan.
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