Healthcare Innovation May 16, 2024
Mark Hagland

APG’s Susan Dentzer on the ins and outs of a new bill focused on primary care physicians and care management

The press release published jointly by the offices of the two senators began thus: “As part of their ongoing work to address primary care challenges and reform physician payment models, U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) released a Request for Information (RFI) to accompany the introduction of the senators’ bipartisan Pay PCPs Act, legislation to better support and improve pay for high-quality primary care providers.” And it quoted the two senators as stating that “Primary care is a critical part of the health care equation. Overwhelming evidence shows that primary care both improves health outcomes for...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Interview / Q&A, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Trends, Value Based
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