Nearly 30 provider groups want the Biden administration to combine fee-for-service and prospective payments to primary care doctors to bolster the workforce. The groups wrote a letter to officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the need for such a hybrid payment model. The missive comes as CMS has tried in recent months to get more rural and primary care providers invested in value-based care, including offering upfront investments to new entrants in models, Fierce Healthcare reports. Read more.
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