Physician practices skip round two of primary-care payment model

Modern Healthcare: A CMS primary-care payment model has yet to generate enthusiasm and significant participation from physician practices.

Only 165 new practices have joined the second round of the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus, according to the CMS. CPC+, which started last year, is meant to improve health outcomes and lower costs for Medicare beneficiaries, consumers on commercial plans and individuals using Medicare Advantage and other coverage.

Health policy insiders predicted last year that interest in the second round of the CPC+ would be low because of the model's structure.

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