Understanding CMMI’s Making Care Primary Model

Manatt Health November 28, 2023
Alison Shippy, Ryan Yoder, Edith Coakley Stowe

In June 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced its newest, voluntary, multi-payer Alternative Payment Model (APM) called Making Care Primary (MCP). Eight states (see Box 1) were selected to participate in the model, and responses to the Request for Application for interested providers are due by November 30, 2023.

MCP has three primary goals:

1. Ensure beneficiaries in participating organizations (e.g., health systems, group practices, solo primary care practices, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Indian Health Programs) receive primary care that is integrated, coordinated, person-centered, and accountable.
2. Create a pathway for primary care clinicians—especially small and independent practices, rural providers, and organizations supporting underserved communities—to adopt prospective, population-based payment...

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