Modern Healthcare July 7, 2020
Michael Brady

Congress should make primary care a top priority for the Medicaid program, the nonpartisan Bipartisan Policy Center said in a report Monday.

The group called on Congress to support a comprehensive framework to improve primary care by directing HHS to help states share best practices and innovations and measure and report “spending on primary care as a percentage of total healthcare spending.” In addition, Congress should fully fund the Primary Care Extension Program.

Lawmakers should also boost access to insurance coverage by allowing states to expand Medicaid. States could follow traditional expansion to adults making up to 138% of the federal poverty level and receive 100% matching federal funds, eventually phasing down to 90%. Or they could expand Medicaid coverage...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Payer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, States
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