Primary Care First Model Options Request for Applications (RFA) & Webinars Announced

Primary Care First Model Options Request for Applications (RFA) & Webinars Announced

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is excited to announce that the Primary Care First Request for Applications (RFA) and Practice Application are now live!

Review the RFA on the Primary Care First website for full details on the model, including information on model participation options, practice eligibility, and payment.

Primary Care First is currently accepting Practice Applications. The deadline to apply is January 22, 2020.

The application is now open!

In the coming week, CMS will also release a Primary Care First Statement of Interest form from prospective payer partners through December 6, 2019. This process will be followed by a formal Solicitation of Payer Partnership beginning on December 9, 2019 through March 13, 2020.

Upcoming Primary Care First Webinars

The Primary Care First team will be hosting two webinars to help you learn more and apply: an Application Webinar on October 30th and the Seriously Ill Population (SIP) Part II Webinar on October 31st.

Please feel free to forward this bulletin to colleagues who will be involved in submitting your organization’s Practice Application for Primary Care First or that may be interested in attending these events.

For additional information, please visit the Primary Care First Model Options web page.