Primary Care First: CMS develops a value-based primary care program for independent practices
The monumental shift in health care from fee-for-service or a volume-based approach to value-based care will change health care delivery for the better in the United States. When physicians do what is necessary and avoid over-testing and procedures of limited or no value, the outcomes are best for the patient, and for the entire health care system.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have tested and continue to test models …