Legislation could benefit new Havre medical center, director says

Work by the state's commissioner of securities and insurance is going hand-in-hand with plans to expand the community health center in Havre, with Bullhook Community Health Center Executive Director Cindy Smith saying legislation requested by the commissioner could benefit the operations of a new facility expected to open in the spring of 2014.

Montana Auditor Monica Lindeen, the state commissioner of securities and insurance, requested Senate Bill 84 in this year's Legislature to provide state oversight of the relationship between insurers and health care providers as more providers move towa...