Care Coordination, Partnerships Key for Hospices in Primary Care First

Hospice News June 26, 2019
Jim Parker

Improved care coordination is an underlying goal of the Primary Care First payment structures recently unveiled by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Strategic partnerships with primary care providers could be the key for hospice and palliative care providers seeking to capitalize on the emerging payment models.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled Primary Care First in April. Hospices and palliative care organizations are eligible to participate in the payment models provided they meet the program’s criteria. The program will be implemented in phases beginning in January of 2020, initially in 26 regions around the country, though CMS eventually expects to expand the program.

Eligible providers have two payment options under the program:...

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