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Quick Guide to Primary Care First

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Primary Care First

Primary Care First is a voluntary five-year payment model that rewards value and quality by offering an innovative payment structure to support advanced primary care delivery. Primary Care First aims to improve quality and access to care for all patients, particularly those with complex chronic conditions. The model also aims to reduce Medicare spending by preventing avoidable inpatient hospital admissions.

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The Primary Cares Initiative: Value-Based Redesign of Primary Care

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Bliss, HE, George, P, Adashi, EY

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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