“Six months after announcing new value-based payment models to transform primary care, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a request for applications (RFA) on Thursday that details how healthcare providers in certain areas and regions can apply to participate in one of the Primary Care First (PCF) model options.”
“Although CMS had earlier indicated plans to launch the first five-year PCF cohort in January 2020, the RFA indicates that the first round has been delayed a full year, until January 2021.”
“The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which manages the agency’s experimental payment models, didn’t cite a reason for the delay, and a CMS spokesperson didn’t immediately answer questions about the delay Friday morning…” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS Delays Primary Care First Model Rollout to 2021 – By Steven Porter, October 25, 2019. HealthLeaders Media.
