Email UpdatesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a Request for Applications (RFA) detailing model payment, care delivery, quality, and other policies for the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model. Interested applicants may apply to the model later this month when the Application Portal opens. CMS will send another announcement when the Application Portal is open.
CMS will answer questions during office hours from 2-3 PM ET on August 21, 2023. Sign up for office hours here. Submit questions about the RFA in advance via registration or send your questions to MCP@cms.hhs.gov. If you are interested in the Making Care Primary Model, but are not sure whether to apply yet, please submit a non-binding Letter of Intent here.
CMS announced the new model in June to increase the investment in primary care, allowing participants to provide patients with seamless, high-quality, whole-person care. The model aims to strengthen coordination between patients’ primary care clinicians, specialists, social service providers, and behavioral health clinicians, to drive improved chronic disease prevention, fewer emergency room visits, and better health outcomes.
This RFA is now closed. For the latest model announcements, please see the MCP Model webpage.