Whitehouse May Tout Hybrid Primary Care Pay Concept At Wednesday Hearing

The Senate Budget Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday (May 8) that is expected to highlight draft legislation by Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) calling for CMS to accelerate the transition from fee-for-service to value-based pay by creating “hybrid” payment models. CMS wants to see 100% of Medicare beneficiaries in value-based care models by 2030, but stakeholders say the transition must move at a faster clip to make that goal. Hybrid models would spur the move away from the “failed fee-for-service...