Advocacy
January 13, 2017 | PCPCC Press Release
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) looks forward to working with the new Administration to enhance access to and the quality of primary care, to continue the expansion of the patient-centered medical home, and to...
September 6, 2016 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On September 6, 2016, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule for the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
In the letter, the...
August 1, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2016
Statement Attributable to:
Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH
President & CEO
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
PCPCC Pleased by Federal Announcement of 14 Regions Selected to Participate in...
June 27, 2016
On June 27, 2016 the PCPCC responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with its official comments on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) proposed rule.
As a key supporter of payment reform embodied...
April 11, 2016 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2016
Statement Attributable to:
Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH
President & CEO
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
PCPCC Applauds Federal Government’s New & Largest-Ever Multipayer Initiative to...
March 2, 2016 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On March 1, 2016 the PCPCC responded to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) request for stakeholder input on the Quality Measure Development Plan.
Overall, PCPCC supports the general framework for the Quality Measurement...
January 26, 2016 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On January 26th, 2016, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative responded to the Senate Finance Committee's Bipartisan Chronic Care Working Group Policy Options Document, which requested stakeholder input on various policy proposals...
November 30, 2015
The ideal attributes of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) need a timely update. The concept appears to have different meaning to patients and consumers, health care providers, and payers/health plans. Likewise, the meaning (and...
November 20, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On November 20th, 2015, the PCPCC submitted comments to the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Framework and Progress Tracking Work Group on their recently released Alternative Payment Model (APM) Framework Draft White Paper. Our complete...
November 17, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On November 17th, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) responded to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Request for Information (RFI) regarding "Implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System,...
September 8, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
On September 8th, 2015, the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed rule for the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. In the letter, ...
June 26, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
PCPCC statement of support for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Statement from PCPCC Chief Executive Officer, Marci Nielsen
Washington DC – The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) is concerned...
June 25, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
The PCPCC commends today's Supreme Court ruling on King v. Burwell, which represents a huge win for millions of patients and families who qualify for subsidies to purchase health insurance on the federal insurance exchange. In a 6-3...
June 22, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) submitted a letter to the Senate Finance Committee on June 22, 2015 in response to their request for stakeholder recommendations on policies that will lead to the improved health of...
June 5, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2015
CONTACT: Lisabeth Buelt
lisabeth@pcpcc.net | (202) 417-3911
An important study regarding the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of care was published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week: Effects...
April 14, 2015 | Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2015
CONTACT: Caroline DeLaney
caroline@pcpcc.org | (352) 258-0090
WASHINGTON - The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) praises Congress for passing the Medicare Access and CHIP...
March 26, 2015 | PCPCC Press Release
WASHINGTON - The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) congratulates the House of Representatives for passing the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 (HR 1470). Today’s vote was an incredible...
March 25, 2015 | PCPCC Press Release
We commend President Barack Obama and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell for supporting the transition to a health care system that rewards quality of care, not quantity of care. Today's launch of the ...
March 23, 2015 | PCPCC Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2015
CONTACT:
Caroline DeLaney
caroline@pcpcc.org | (352) 258-0090
WASHINGTON - The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) applauds the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization...
March 16, 2015
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) submitted comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation on Advanced Primary Care Model concepts on March 16. In the comments, the PCPCC advocates for the transition from...
