CMS Releases Request for Applications for the Making Care Primary Model

CMS released the Request for Applications for the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which is a new voluntary primary care model that will be tested in eight states: Colorado, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Washington. Launching July 1, 2024, the MCP model’s goals are to improve care management and care coordination, equip primary care clinicians with tools to form partnerships with health care specialists, and leverage community-based connections to address patients’ health needs as well as their health-related social needs, such as housing and nutrition. The Request for Applications (RFA) details model eligibility, payment, care delivery, quality, and other policies.