HHS Secretary Alex Azar said he is interested in two of the alternative pay models recommended by the Physician-Focused Payment Technical Advisory Committee, and he praised P-TAC's work. The letter marks a new CMS openness toward P-TAC work -- providers and committee members complained that HHS and CMS' innovation center have ignored the committee's recommendations, which has frustrated doctors who hope to use P-TAC to influence pay models. "I am particularly interested in the two serious illness models proposed by...