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HHS committee adjusts Montgomery Cares reimbursement and approves one-time clinic support for American Diversity Group
Summary
The committee approved a revised Montgomery Cares primary-care reimbursement recommendation and voted 2-1 to recommend one-time county funding to the American Diversity Group clinic in East County while asking for evaluation metrics and clearer placement of the new contract in the county's safety-net ecosystem.
The Health and Human Services Committee voted to revise the county executive's Montgomery Cares primary-care reimbursement recommendation and approved a one-time contract to support the American Diversity Group (ADG) free medical clinic serving East County and other areas.
Council staff recommended a modest adjustment to the county executive's Montgomery Cares request: set FY26 primary-care encounters at 77,000 (down 1,000 from the executive's request of 78,000) while increasing the per-encounter reimbursement so the total recommended payment per encounter would be $113.36 inclusive of an indirect administrative fee. The change reduced the immediate net increase requested by approximately $12,751 relative to the…
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