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Cole County weighs keeping nurse practitioner clinic, agrees to lower employee copay to $20
Summary
Commissioners discussed whether to retain a nurse practitioner position costing about $107,810 and heard data showing large cost savings when county employees use the health-department clinic; the board directed staff to lower the employee clinic copay to $20 and improve outreach and recordkeeping.
Cole County commissioners spent substantial time Dec. 10 reviewing the health department—s budget and services, including whether to retain a nurse practitioner (NP) position included in the draft budget at about $107,810.
Health-department staff presented anonymized insurance-explanation-of-benefit examples intended to show how the county clinic can reduce…
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