The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), allowing eligible accountable care organizations to treat people with with ...

In coming years, the ability to craft a strong primary care model will become a key determinant of a hospital’s success. Winning organizations will be those who understand that the pluralistic primary ...

The connection between behavioral health and physical health is well-documented. Physical health is greatly affected by such behaviors as smoking, substance abuse, poor diet, lack of exercise, ...

Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...

Evidence shows that shared medical visits can improve clinical outcomes, increase patient satisfaction, and reduce provider burnout.

Medicare is trying again with another accountable care organization (ACO) payment model aimed at primary care doctors, but reactions to the new model are mixed so far. The voluntary model, known as ...

The Biden administration is launching a new model aimed at improving primary care for Medicare beneficiaries. The five-year voluntary model, called ACO Primary Care Flex, will provide a one-time ...

The physician-advanced practice provider primary care model can help address the doctor shortage. Operating a primary care practice with one doctor and a handful of advanced practice providers was the ...

Michigan emergency physicians are proposing a new health care delivery model that integrates primary care into a rural hospital's emergency department operations, a place that many who need ...

NZ’s primary care model rewards volume over complexity. Properly funding high-need patients would make the system safer and ...

You wake up in the morning groggy and clammy. You’re congested and coughing; it hurts to swallow. All your joints are achy. You drag yourself to the kitchen and while you make a cup of tea, you call ...