Under the new Comprehensive Primary Care initiative, Medicare will work with commercial and state health insurance plans to offer additional support to primary care physicians for better care coordination. Support activities include helping patients with serious or chronic diseases follow personalized care plans; providing patients with 24-hour access to care and health information; and preventive care.
The initiative will begin as a demonstration project in five to seven healthcare markets across the country. Public and private payors interested in participating in the initiative must submit a letter of intent by Nov. 15. CMS will pay participating primary care practices a monthly incentive fee for these activities, in addition to the usual Medicare fees that these practices would receive for delivering Medicare-covered services.
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