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March 8, 2023
On March 6, 2023, the Smarter HealthCare Coalition, of which PCC is a member, sent a letter to Senate leadership expressing support for the reintroduction of the Chronic Disease Management Act (S. 655). The Coalition represents a broad-...
February 14, 2023
Noting the growing role Medicare Advantage (MA) and MA-focused practices now play in primary care, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) weighed in on the latest federal proposals support health equity, expand behavioral health access and...
February 1, 2023
This winter has been hard for primary care practices - and for the health of their patients.
A confluence of flu, RSV, and resurgent COVID challenged a...
February 1, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in numerous federal policies and temporary flexibilities, some of which directly impacted Medicaid eligibility and enrollment. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid and CHIP program enrollment...
February 1, 2023
Next month, with support from the California Health Care Foundation, PCC is convening a small group of external experts and advocates drawn from PCC Executive Membership – charged with identifying effective Medicaid strategies that...
January 17, 2023
For Media Inquiries: Edward Walrod, Senior Communications Manager, PCC, ewalrod@thepcc.org
As State Legislators Gather, PCC Launches New Primary Care Investment Information Hub
January 17, 2023 (Washington, D.C.)- With state...
December 19, 2022
Statement by Ann Greiner, President and CEO of the Primary Care Collaborative, Regarding Congress’ Failure to Prevent Medicare Primary Care Pay Cuts in the Omnibus (pdf)
“Despite purporting to ‘fund the government,’ Congress now seems...
December 8, 2022
On December 8th, the Primary Care Collaborative and its Better Health - NOW Campaign backed key elements of draft Senate Finance mental health integration and workforce proposals.
In the U.S. today, the specialty behavioral health...
November 15, 2022 | Primary Care Collaborative
For Media Inquiries: Edward Walrod, Senior Communications Manager, PCC, ewalrod@thepcc.org
November 16, 2022 (Washington, D.C.)- Today, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and the AAFP Robert Graham Center released PCC’s 2022 Evidence...
November 8, 2022
In a letter submitted November 8, PCC and the Better Health-NOW Campaign commented on specific provisions of a Medicaid and CHIP eligibility and enrollment proposed rule aimed at enhancing continuity of primary care and reducing cost-...
September 29, 2022
PCC joined more than 800 health care associations, accountable care organizations (ACOs), medical practices, and health systems to urge Congressional leaders to extend incentive payments meant to encourage participation in risk-bearing...
September 14, 2022
On September 8, 2022, PCC joined a letter of support to Congressional leadership, alongside 90+ local, state and national organizations, urging members of Congress to pass H.R. 8151/S. 3479, the Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy...
September 7, 2022
PCC and its Better Health – NOW campaign plan to recommend a primary care hybrid payment option in its forthcoming comments on the Medicare Part B payment rule. The Campaign’s comments urge CMS to issue a request for information on hybrid...
September 7, 2022
PCC and the Better Health – NOW Campaign support key provisions of the Telemental Health Access Act discussion draft
Telehealth technologies have the potential to contribute to safe, high-quality primary care particularly if utilized in...
September 7, 2022
PCC supports the Helping MOMS Act, as an important step to confronting the maternal mortality crisis.
PCC supports H.R. 3345 as an important step to confronting the maternal mortality crisis. It would:
• Extend Medicaid postpartum...
September 6, 2022
On September 5, PCC and Better Health-NOW responded to CMS’ latest physician payment rule with a call for big policy change to strengthen primary care. The letter praised constructive CMS proposals to strengthen behavioral health...
September 6, 2022
Medicare Advantage (MA) Is growing part of Medicare and influencing new primary care models. In a August 31st response to a recent CMS Request for Information , PCC’s Better Health-NOW Campaign called for policy changes that reform both...
August 25, 2022
Chris Crowe, MD
Dr. Christopher Crowe is a primary care physician and co-founder of Catalyst Health Network (CHN), a clinically integrated network with over 1,000 primary care providers caring for more than 1 million patients across...
August 2, 2022
On August 1st, the Primary Care Collaborative's Better Health - NOW Campaign submitted consensus recommendations to shape a forthcoming federal Action Plan to Strengthen Primary Health Care - now under development by the Office of...
July 21, 2022
On July 1st CMS released several constructive new proposals in its annual Medicare Part B payment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Provisions include
New flexibilities to support behavioral health integration in primary care;
Advanced...
