Medscape October 25, 2019
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday unveiled the details of its new Primary Care First demonstration, which it announced last April.
The purpose of this program is to financially reward advanced primary care practices for providing comprehensive care that reduces Medicare costs and improves outcomes, especially for complex and seriously ill patients.
While the basics of Primary Care First remain the same, the 6-year demonstration will not begin until January 2021. Originally, it was supposed to launch in January 2020. The application period for practices applying to begin participation in 2021 opened on October 24 and will close on January 22, 2020.
While participation in Primary Care First is voluntary, participants will be expected to remain...
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