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as ambulatory surgery, home health care, and kidney dialysis.
Primary Children’s specialized in pediatric care in the
Intermountain West (defined generally as the area covering
eastern Nevada, western Colorado, and the States of Utah, Idaho,
Wyoming, and Montana). The McKay-Dee Institute operated a free-
standing psychiatric and behavioral health facility located in
Ogden, Utah.
During 1998, Health Services provided $42 million worth of
charity services to indigent patients.
2. The Physician Division
As of December 31, 1998, Health Services’ physician division
employed 245 primary care physicians and 215 specialist
physicians. The physicians generally practiced in Health
Services’ clinics and other community-based settings.
C. IHC Health Plans, Inc.
During 1983, IHC organized Health Plans as a nonprofit
affiliate for the purpose of establishing a state-licensed health
maintenance organization (HMO)2. IHC was Health Plans’ sole
2 Utah Code Ann. sec. 31A-8-101(5) (1999 Repl.) defines the
term “Health maintenance organization” (HMO) as follows:
(5) “Health maintenance organization” means any
person, other than an insurer licensed under Chapter 7
or an individual who contracts to render professional
or personal services that he performs himself, which:
(a) furnishes at a minimum, either directly or
through arrangement with others, basic health care
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