Clinics Sour on CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In By Andrew Jones February 13, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/cms-mcp-lead-primary-care-model-canceled-rural-health-north-carolina/ KFF Health News: Clinics Sour On CMS After Agency Scraps 10-Year Primary Care Program Only Months In On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina began to fill up with patients. An older couple in flannel pajamas sat together in the waiting room. A toddler waved as Patricia Hall walked past him, a stethoscope draped over her neck. The family physician waved and smiled back. (Jones, 2/13)