Benefits of Adding Primary Care Services to Your Urgent Care

Benefits of Adding Primary Care Services to Your Urgent Care

Phyllis Dobberstein, CPC, CPMA, CPCO, CEMC, CCC In the last few years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has accelerated its long-term effort to strengthen primary care as the foundation of the U.S. health system. Through new payment models, regulatory changes, and equity-driven initiatives, CMS aims to rebalance healthcare spending toward prevention, care coordination, and whole-person health. All these are areas historically underfunded compared to specialty or hospital care. Major policy changes have …

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