Deadline approaching for Comprehensive Primary Care initiative applications

Physician practices have only a few days left to submit applications for CMS's new Comprehensive Primary Care (CPC) initiative.

This initiative combines public and private health payers in selected geographical markets to provide monthly care management payments (which will average about $20 per beneficiary per month from CMS, plus additional payments from the other participating payers) to primary care practices who better coordinate care for their patients, and after two years offer them the chance to share in any savings they generate.

All applications are due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 20. If you're an interested practice from one of the selected markets participating in this program, please visit the CPC section of the CMS website.