NEW ULM — South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) CEO Leota Lind praised the Minnesota Supreme Court’s August decision to uphold the Minnesota Court of Appeals decision affirming counties have the right to choose CBP (county- based purchasing).

“After more than a decade of challenges, it’s a major legal win. The case will return to district court for resolution and enforcement. Awareness of CBP is growing,” said Lind in her fall report to Brown County commissioners Tuesday.

South Country Health Alliance is a county-based purchasing health plan serving seven Minnesota counties — Brown, Dodge, Goodhue, Sibley, Steele, Wabasha and Waseca — in a joint effort to support accessible, quality health care through partnerships with community services and local health care providers for more than 25,0

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