CMS is piloting a value-based primary care model in eight states through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation that will seek to create more coordinated care for rural and underserved populations.
The Making Care Primary Model will be tested from July 2024 to the end of 2034 in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina and Washington state, according CMS.
The agency said the new model will offer additional payments to participating primary care organizations and practices, especially those with limited experience in value-based care such as small, independent, rural and safety net organizations. The new arrangements will help make primary care more accessible and more coordinated with specialists, Becker’s reports. Read more.
