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On Friday evening, June 9th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center released a new primary care strategy envisioning multiple pathways to strengthen primary care financing, including a hybrid primary care payment...
  Statement by Primary Care Collaborative's Ann Greiner, President/CEO, Regarding the Making Care Primary Model Announcement by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center (CMMI) “Today’s new CMS announcement is a...
This June 7th and 8th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is convening the inaugural CMS Health Equity Conference with an outstanding agenda, and PCC is pleased to be attending. While in-person registration is closed, CMS will...
On the final day of its 2023 Legislative Session, the Minnesota Legislature passed omnibus health legislation that would require a report on the proportion of total health care dollars invested in primary care. The bill also launches new...
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On Thursday, May 4, PCC Director of Policy Larry McNeely joined U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leaders and mental health stakeholders for a summit on solutions to the nation’s mental health and substance use challenges...
About the champion:  Shreya is the Founding Executive Director of the Penn Center for Community Health Workers, and an Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Her full bio can be found here.    1...
The Primary Care Collaborative joined 230 national and state organizations to oppose Medicaid cuts in an April 19th letter to Congressional leadership. Led by Families USA and backed by leading consumer, clinician and mental health ...
On April 23, 2023, PCC and the National Association of ACOs jointly published this blog, calling on CMS to rapidly implement a hybrid primary care payment option in the Medicare Shared Savings Program and detailing key principles and...
In a new Braidwood v. Becerra ruling with implications for patient health and primary care practices nationwide, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor’s March 30 order blocked federal requirements that certain health plans cover the U.S....
For Media Inquiries: Tod Didier, Senior Communications Manager, PCC, tdidier@thepcc.org In a March 22nd letter, 27 diverse organizations that support primary care  including the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) and the National...
As key US Senators work toward a bipartisan solutions for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in dual coverage, PCC called for urgently needed reforms to improve health through whole-person primary care.  Key recommendations included in the...
Statement by Primary Care Collaborative President and CEO Ann Greiner regarding the March 2023 MedPAC Report to Congress.  The report recommends that Congress establish a 15% add-on payment for safety-net primary care clinicians in...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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