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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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Community-Based Medical Home: Important element of House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft

Posted on June 29, 2009, 8:29 am, by Ken Coburn, MD, MPH.

The three committees in the House of Representatives with jurisdiction on health care (Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce) have issued a combined “Tri-committee”  discussion draft on proposed health care reform legislation.  A critical and innovative component of this draft is a pilot program for the “Community-Based Medical Home” (Sec. 1302. [...]

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