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ACO Name and Location
Montana Health Plus Previous Names: N/A 1805 Euclid Ave Helena, MT 59601

ACO Primary Contact

Primary Contact Name Leslie Southworth
Primary Contact Phone Number 406.594.3863
Primary Contact Email Address LSouthworth@mtpca.org

Organizational Information

ACO Participants:
ACO Participants ACO Participant in Joint Venture (Enter Y or N)
Flathead Community Health Center Inc (Greater Valley Health Center) N
Lincoln County Community Health Center, Inc. (Northwest Community Health Center) N
Montana Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker Council, Inc N
PureView Health Center N
Butte Silver Bow Primary Health Care Clinic Inc (Southwest Montana Community Health Clinic) N
Partnership Health Center Inc N
Sapphire Community Health Inc, N
Community Health Care Center Incorporated (Alluvion Health) N
Glacier Community Health Center Inc, N
Bullhook Community Health Center, Inc., N
Yellowstone City County Health (RiverStone Health) N
Bighorn Valley Health Center Incorporated (One Health) N
ACO Governing Body:
Member Member’s Voting Power – Expressed as a percentage or number Membership Type ACO Participant TIN Legal Business Name/DBA, if Applicable
Last Name First Name

Title/ Position

Clemons Maria Chair 7.14% ACO Participant Representative Lincoln County Community Health Center, Inc. (Northwest Community Health Center)
Murgel Justin Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative PureView Health Center
Salazar Lara Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Partnership Health Center Inc
Forte Jon Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Yellowstone City County Health (RiverStone Health)
Cox Tammy Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Butte Silver Bow Primary Health Care Clinic Inc (Southwest Montana Community Health Center)
Seglem Betsy Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Glacier Community Health Center Inc,
Sterhan Mary Treasurer/ Secretary  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Flathead Community Health Center Inc (Greater Valley Health Center)
Preston William Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Community Health Care Center Incorporated (Alluvion Health)
Townsend Carol Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Montana Migrant & Seasonal Farmworker Council, Inc.
Duncan Kelly Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Sapphire Community Health, Inc.
Hall Kyndra Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Bullhook Community Health Center, Inc.
Cooney Lander Voting Member  7.14% ACO Participant Representative Bighorn Valley Health Center Incorporated (One Health)
Gonzalez Dona Medicare Beneficiary Board Member  7.14% Medicare Beneficiary Representative N/A
Stergar Cindy Ex-Officio (non-voting) 0% Ex-Officio (non-voting) Montana Primary Care Association
Key ACO Clinical and Administrative Leadership:
Leslie Southworth ACO Executive
Shawna Yates, DO Medical Director
Maria Clemons Compliance Officer
Leslie Southworth Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer
Associated Committees and Committee Leadership:
Committee Name Committee Leader Name and Position
MSSP Operations Committee Leslie Southworth (Chair)
Clinical Quality Committee Shawna Yates, DO (Chair)
Fiscal Committee Bree Sandoval (Chair)
Billing Workgroup Tara Callaghan (Chair)
Types of ACO participants, or combinations of participants, that formed the ACO:
  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Networks of individual practices of ACO professionals

Shared Savings and Losses

Amount of Shared Savings/Losses
  • Performance Year 2023, N/A
  • Performance Year 2024, N/A
  • Performance Year 2025, N/A
  • Performance Year 2026, N/A
  • Performance Year 2027, N/A
Shared Savings Distribution
  • First Agreement Period
    • Performance Year 2023
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
    • Performance Year 2024
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
    • Performance Year 2025
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
    • Performance Year 2026
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A
    • Performance Year 2027
      • Proportion invested in infrastructure: N/A
      • Proportion invested in redesigned care processes/resources: N/A
      • Proportion of distribution to ACO participants: N/A

Quality Performance Results

Our ACO did not participate in the Shared Savings Program in Performance Year [2022]; therefore, this section is not applicable at this time.
2023 Quality Performance Results:
ACO# Measure Name Rate ACO Mean
ACO-8 [1] Risk Standardized, All Condition Readmission
ACO-38 [1,2] Risk-Standardized Acute Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
ACO-43 [3] Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Acute Composite (AHRQ* Prevention Quality Indicator (PQI #91))
ACO-13 Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
ACO-14 Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
ACO-17 Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
ACO-18 Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-up Plan
ACO-19 Colorectal Cancer Screening
ACO-20 Breast Cancer Screening
ACO-42 Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Please note, the ACO-40 Depression Remission at 12 months quality measure is not included in public reporting due to low sample size. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also waived the requirement for ACOs to field a CAHPS for ACOs survey for PY 2020 through the Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021. Additionally, CMS reverted ACO-8 Risk-Standardized, All Condition Readmission and ACO-38 Risk-Standardized Acute Admission Rates for Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions to pay-for-reporting, given the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE) on these measures. For Previous Years’ Financial and Quality Performance Results, please visit data.cms.gov. Payment Rule Waivers • No, our ACO does not use the SNF 3-Day Rule Waiver. • No, our ACO does not use the Waiver for Payment for Telehealth Services.