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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Rural Network Strategy Includes Urgent Care

Rural Network Strategy Includes Urgent Care

Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) this week acquired RMS Healthcare Management’s Med First Primary & Urgent Care, a portfolio company of private equity firm Sverica Capital Management. Founded in 2007, Med First operates a hybrid model for both primary care and urgent care services, and it’s also one of the frontrunners in risk-based accountable care in the North Carolina market. The acquisition by CCNC is unique because Med First represents a private-equity-backed platform operating …

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