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Sanford, Jamestown and state medical association back HB1012 funding for value‑based care and workforce supports
Summary
Hospital leaders told the committee HB1012 supports value‑based purchasing, workforce development and behavioral‑health integration that hospitals say have expanded access and quality in North Dakota.
BISMARCK — Executives from Sanford Health and Jamestown Regional Medical Center, and the North Dakota Medical Association, spoke in favor of provisions in House Bill 10‑12 that fund value‑based purchasing pilots, behavioral health workforce expansion and training partnerships.
Why it matters: Hospital leaders said state support for Medicaid expansion, workforce initiatives and targeted grants has let hospitals expand preventive care, behavioral‑health services inside primary care, school‑based psychology and training pipelines for physicians and nurses. They argued those investments improve local access and reduce downstream costs.
Key testimony - Todd…
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