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Without Major Changes, Proposed Federal Rule On Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements Will Cause Millions Of Sick Individuals To Lose Medicaid Coverage, Thwart The Provision Of Value-Based Care, Imperil Physician-Patient Relationships, And Further Destabilize The Health Care System
In comments filed today on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS's) Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (IFC) – Medicaid Program; Community Eng…
Without Changes, Proposed Federal Rule On State-Directed Payments In Medicaid Will Damage Value-Based Care And Harm Patients, Providers, And The Health Care System
In comments filed today, America’s Physician Groups wrote that State-Directed Payments (SDPs) in Medicaid have been a vitally important mechanism to preserve b…
Proposed Legislation, The Patient First Act of 2026, Would Provide Major Financial Relief For Nation’s Physicians, Help To Ensure Access to Care For Patients, And Boost Accountable Care, America’s Physician Groups Says
APG salutes the bipartisan lawmakers in the House of Representatives who have introduced and sponsored the Patients First Act of 2026. APG particularly thanks …
Proposed Changes In The Medicare Shared Savings Program Will Boost Accountable Care, While Further Cuts In Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Are Harmful, America’s Physician Groups Says
The newly released proposed rule governing the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) requirements is a double-edged sword,…
America’s Physician Groups Members Were Among Organizations Producing Big Savings And High Quality Scores In ACO REACH Model In 2024
Multiple member organizations of America’s Physician Groups (APG) generated net savings for the federal government while also earning shared savings payments a…
Socially Vulnerable Medicare Patients Achieve Better Health Outcomes When Cared For By Physicians Closely Partnered With Medicare Advantage Plans, New Study Shows
Patients on Medicare likely to have high levels of social vulnerability – those living in areas characterized by poverty, unemployment, lower incomes, lack of …
