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Advocacy
August 16, 2024
With an August 13th letter, the PCC joined a diverse group of 188 organizations calling on Congress to pass the bipartisan Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act (H.R. 5434 and S. 3138).
Medicaid and CHIP provide vital health care...
July 16, 2024
The Primary Care Collaborative and our Better Health - NOW partners have responded to the Request For Information process set out by Senators Whitehouse and Cassidy in response to their introduction of S.4338, the Pay PCPs Act, which seeks...
June 28, 2024
On June 18, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) hosted a briefing for congressional staff and stakeholders, Charting the Course: Transforming Primary Care for Tomorrow, in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) and The...
June 24, 2024
Today, under the leadership of United States Senate Committee on Finance Chair Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Mike Crapo, lawmakers in Washington are considering sweeping changes to how Medicare pays for chronic care and for Part B...
May 31, 2024
Applications opened for ACOs and their primary care partners to join the new ACO Primary Care Flex, but PCC and its Better Health – NOW (BHN) partners continue to urge CMS to strengthen the model during implementation.
A May 9th BHN...
May 20, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Tod Didier
tdidier@thepcc.org | 202-417-2069
Washington, D.C. (May 20, 2024) – The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) thanks Senator Wyden and Senator Crapo for highlighting options to strengthen...
May 15, 2024
Washington, D.C. (May 15, 2024) – Ann Greiner, President and CEO of the Primary Care Collaborative, issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Pay PCPs Act of 2024 by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Senator Bill...
April 30, 2024
In a win for tens of millions of children, adults and communities that rely on Medicaid and CHIP, CMS has finalized new primary care access standards long sought by PCC and our Better Health – NOW Campaign.
Under new federal transparency...
April 30, 2024
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This month, the Primary Care Collaborative is thrilled to honor two leaders from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as its Primary Care Champions:
Dr. Meena Seshamani, Deputy Administrator and Director of...
April 29, 2024
On April 24th, the Primary Care Collaborative and its Better Health – NOW Campaign urged the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to put primary care at the center of planned Medicare payment legislation.
“To address the rising tide of chronic...
April 22, 2024
Primary care played a starring role in a bipartisan April 11th Senate Finance Committee hearing, Bolstering Chronic Care through Medicare Physician Payment, led by Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Ranking Member MIke Crapo (R-ID).
With PCC...
March 19, 2024
Washington, D.C. (March 19, 2024) – The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) applauds the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the CMS Innovation Center for taking substantive steps to strengthen primary care to deliver better...
December 14, 2023
With a December 14 letter, the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) is applauding House Ways and Means Committee leaders for their efforts to date to develop solutions for healthcare access in rural and underserved locales and offering its own...
November 6, 2023
We are celebrating after #Medicare announced new changes to strengthen primary care and build care teams in the final 2024 physician fee schedule rule. In collaboration with PCC members, our advocacy made a difference!
As we review the...
September 26, 2023
On July 26th, with the full support of PCC and its Better Health – NOW Campaign, U.S. Representatives Michelle Steel (R-CA), Dan Kildee (D-MI), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), August Pfluger (R-TX), and Susie Lee (D-NV)...
September 11, 2023
In comments submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 11th, the Primary Care Collaborative’s Better Health – NOW Campaign backed several provisions of Medicare’s proposed 2024 Part B Physician Fee...
August 9, 2023
If you or someone you love depends on Medicare, you know managing that person’s health isn’t easy. Even on a good day, you may find yourself navigating multiple chronic health needs while simultaneously addressing the mental, behavioral...
July 14, 2023
“Twenty-seven diverse organizations have urged CMS to leverage the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) to transform how and how much the United States invests in primary care. Yesterday’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)...
June 13, 2023
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...
April 13, 2023
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...
