A new law recently passed in Montana supports payor and provider collaboration to form patient-centered medical homes, according to a Sidney Herald report.
The legislation was pioneered by Monica Lindeen, Montana's insurance commissioner, and allows payors and providers to collaborate for PCMHs under Ms. Lindeen's supervision, according to the report. Without the legislation, the groups could have been subject to antitrust laws.
Additionally, the new law allows payors to work together and agree on how to pay providers in the medical home model.
"This bill helps create a payment and practice approach that works for our primary care providers and for our patients," Tom Roberts, president of Western Montana Clinic in Missoula, told the Sidney Herald.
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The legislation was pioneered by Monica Lindeen, Montana's insurance commissioner, and allows payors and providers to collaborate for PCMHs under Ms. Lindeen's supervision, according to the report. Without the legislation, the groups could have been subject to antitrust laws.
Additionally, the new law allows payors to work together and agree on how to pay providers in the medical home model.
"This bill helps create a payment and practice approach that works for our primary care providers and for our patients," Tom Roberts, president of Western Montana Clinic in Missoula, told the Sidney Herald.
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