Primary Care Investment Council; duties.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7805 — under PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-7805

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.