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Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration (MAPCP) an Important and Challenging Opportunity for States

Posted on June 12, 2010, 11:13 pm, by Ken Coburn, MD, MPH.

On June 2, HHS and CMS announced that states were invited to apply to participate in a Multi-payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration (MAPCPD).  This demonstration represents a marked evolution and maturation in how CMS is thinking about transforming primary care to be more effective in improving health outcomes and controlling costs.  This demonstration establishes [...]

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Thoughts for Senate Finance Committee re: Chronic Care Management Innovation Center (CCMIC), Rapid Learning Network (RLN) and payments

Posted on June 13, 2009, 1:57 pm, by Ken Coburn, MD, MPH.

Programs which are diverse, creative and innovative should be invited to participate in the CCMIC and RLN, but they should also be carefully specified – i.e., program elements, processes, protocols and operational standards should be clearly described and documented Flexibility with regard to changes to programs during their study periods is key, but these also [...]

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