Medicare: New Payment Model for Primary Care Doctors
A bill to provide for the establishment of hybrid primary care payments under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
A senate committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has strong bipartisan support from key senators, but major changes to Medicare payment structures usually face a long and difficult path through Congress.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Many primary care practices are small, independent businesses that currently struggle to bill for time-consuming but low-reimbursement tasks like coordinating referrals or answering patient messages. The new monthly payment and $10 billion in dedicated funding could give these practices steadier revenue and support for hiring team-based staff like nurse practitioners or care coordinators.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to provide for the establishment of hybrid primary care payments under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
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