BEST OF: CMS's 10-Year Value-Based Primary Care Experiment

BEST OF: CMS's 10-Year Value-Based Primary Care Experiment

July 15, 2026 · 14 min · Episode 126

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The episode discusses CMS's new primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model.

Health Affairs This Week is on vacation in July. We will return with new episodes in August 2026. This episode originally aired on June 23, 2023. Health Affairs ' Marianne Amoss and Michael Gerber break down CMS's new primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model. Check out the first issue of Health Affairs Scholar . Related Links: The Changing Landscape of Primary Care: Effects of the ACA and Other Efforts Over the Past Decade ( Health Affairs Forefront ) Making Care Primary Model Summary (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) CMS Launches New Pilot Program to Test Out Value-Based Primary Care in 8 States ( FierceHealthcare )

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Host: Marianne Amoss

Guest: Michael Gerber

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Organizations: CMS, Health Affairs, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, FierceHealthcare

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