The Primary Cares Initiative: Value-Based Redesign of Primary Care
Date Added:
January 16, 2020
Journal/Publication:
The American Journal of Medicine
Publisher:
Elsevier, Inc.
Publication Date:
January 15, 2020
Type:
Practice Management Reviews and Guidelines, Notifications and Opportunities
Format:
Article
DOI (1):
10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.12.010
Abstract
On April 22, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rolled out the Primary Cares Initiative, a collection of voluntary payment model options in support of high value primary care.1 The first element of the initiative, Primary Care First, is to engage advanced primary care practice sites via two performance-based payment model options.1 The second element of the initiative, Direct Contracting, aims to involve larger primary care entities via three risk-assuming payment model options.
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RPR Commentary
A concise review of CMS’s Primary Cares Initiative, a set of primary care options designed to dramatically affect the way primary care is delivered and reimbursed. Worth reading even if you don’t want to. James W. Mold, MD, MPH