Industry Voices—A look at how providers could fare in CMS’ new primary care payment models

Fierce Healthcare July 15, 2019
Kathleen Premo, Creagh Milford

CMMI strikes again with an innovative program designed to reduce Medicare program costs while improving quality, a healthcare attorney writes.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation strikes again with an innovative program designed to reduce Medicare program expenditures while improving the quality of care.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services innovation center announced its latest initiative, called Primary Cares, that is set to begin in January 2020. The Primary Cares Initiative accommodates primary care practices to assume financial risk in exchange for performance-based payments with two main tracks: Primary Care First and Direct Contracting, via five payment model options focused on care for chronically and seriously ill patients.

Primary Care First

The Primary Care First tracks will...

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