Advisory Board March 19, 2025
CMS last week announced that four Medicare payment models will be shut down by the end of 2025, earlier than originally scheduled — continuing a trend of healthcare spending cuts in the federal government.
CMS ends 4 payment models early
Last week, CMS announced that four experimental payment models within the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) will be ending at the end of 2025, earlier than originally scheduled:
- The Primary Care First model, which was designed to improve advanced primary care, particularly for patients who do not routinely see primary care providers (Original end date: 2026)
- The Making Care Primary model, which was designed to improve coordination and care management between primary care providers, specialists, and...