This article is a section of a longer paper on Direct Primary Care (DPC) that was introduced in an earlier piece -- Health Plan Rorschach Test: Direct Primary Care. The following excerpt from that ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is seeking input on direct provider contracting (DPC) between “payers and primary care or multi-specialty groups to inform ...

On April 23, 2018, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation issued a Request for Information (the RFI) on a direct provider contracting model for primary care. The RFI seeks input on how direct ...

For the most part, providers support the Direct Provider Contracting proposal put forward by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, with some stipulations and considerable tweaking. Key ...

Under the model, CMS would directly contract with Medicare providers and suppliers, such as physician group practices, and they in turn would agree to be accountable for the costs and quality of care ...

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.

In particular, CMS seeks to implement models that enable it to directly contract with providers and suppliers and hold them accountable for the cost and quality of care of defined patient populations.

Employers have been trying to figure out healthcare since the days of the Model T. Henry Ford opened his namesake hospital in 1915 with hopes of improving the quality of healthcare for his employees.