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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Director Adam Boehler noted in a press conference unveiling the model that primary care makes up only a small fraction of the country's total healthcare spend (and of Medicare spending), but emphasized its potential to have great affect on downstream costs and quality outcomes.

"A strong primary care foundation is essential to an effective healthcare system broadly," Boehler said.

HHS Secretary Alex Azar said the Primary Cares Initiative represented a pivotal moment for the agency as it pushes providers toward value-based care arrangements, and he hoped the Medicare program would have ripple effects. "This initiative is specifically designed to encourage state Medicaid programs and commercial payers to adopt similar approaches," he said at the press conference. Read the full article

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