CMS has launched a new "Comprehensive Primary Care Plus" (CPC+)
model to improve how primary care is delivered and reimbursed.
According to CMS, the CPC+ initiative (which builds on the ongoing
Comprehensive Primary Care model) will provide "greater cash
flow and flexibility for primary care practices to deliver high
quality, whole-person, patient-centered care and lower the use of
unnecessary services that drive total costs of care," which in
turn will result in a healthier patient population.
Through the five-year CPC+ model, Medicare and commercial and
state payers will partner in up to 20 regions to support eligible
practices as they change how they delivery care, focusing on (1)
Access and Continuity; (2) Care Management; (3) Comprehensiveness
and Coordination; (4) Patient and Caregiver Engagement; and (5)
Planned Care and Population Health. CMS expects that the model will
include up to 5,000 practices with more than 20,000 doctors and
clinicians serving 25
