2022 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - Public Health and Welfare
71-7805 - Primary Care Investment Council; duties.
71-7805. Primary Care Investment Council; duties.
The Primary Care Investment Council shall:
(1) Develop an appropriate definition for primary care investment;
(2) Measure the current level of primary care investment, measured as a part of overall health care spending, by public and private payors in Nebraska;
(3) Conduct a comparison of spending on primary care services and health outcomes in Nebraska with surrounding states and nationally;
(4) Develop an appropriate target level of primary care investment by public and private payors in Nebraska;
(5) Recommend strategies to achieve the target level of primary care investment through alternative payment models;
(6) Identify the public health benefits and estimated cost savings that would result from meeting the target level of primary care investment through alternative payment models; and
(7) Identify solutions to barriers for Nebraska residents from accessing primary care and for health payors and medical providers from investing in primary care.
Source
- Laws 2022, LB863, ยง 15.
- Operative Date: July 21, 2022
