Evaluation of the Primary Care First Model
Client: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI)
Under subcontract to Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., this evaluation assesses the effects of Primary Care First (PCF), an advanced primary care model that seeks to reduce Medicare spending and improve quality of care by preventing avoidable inpatient hospital admissions and over-utilization of higher-cost settings through delivery of advanced primary care. The goal of the evaluation is to determine whether PCF has been successful with respect to improving care and lowering costs of Medicare and Medicaid FFS beneficiaries. Mission will review the implementation design, including proposed content on interview protocols and the proposed analysis approach.