More Enrollment Information
CCP expects to add 1,000 practices in this round of enrollment. Practices are expected to participate for the full five-year performance period. However, there will be no penalty for voluntary withdrawal.
Enrollment Dates
ELIGIBLE PRACTICES LOCATED IN THESE REGIONS MAY APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN CPC+ ROUND 2 FROM MAY 18, 2017 UNTIL JULY 13, 2017.
Enrollment Areas
CPC+ Round 2 will be offered in the following regions: Louisiana: StatewideNebraska: StatewideNorth Dakota: StatewideNew York: Greater Buffalo Region(Erie and Niagara Counties)
CPC+ Round 2 Changes
To promote the shift from Fee For Service (FFS), CMS will be offering for CPC+ participants Comprehensive Primary Care Payments (CPCP), while at the same time, reducing FFS payments.(2) Typically CPCP payment amounts should be larger than the FFS payment
COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE PLUS (CPC+): ROUND 2 ANNOUNCEMENT
Round 2 of their Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program.(1) Currently, CPC+ has 54 aligned payers in 14 regions, which encompasses close to 3,000 primary care practices of varying sizes and structures. In support of delivering comprehensive primary care, CPC+
Fibromyalgia Patients: Providing Resources
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Pain and Fatigue: A Reinforcing Circle
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Finding a Home: Fibromyalgia Patients in Primary Care Settings
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MOVING FORWARD: FIBROMYALGIA PATIENTS IN PRIMARY CARE
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Chronic Care Management and ACOs
As CMS increases its efforts to shift from fee-for-service models of payment to value-based care, membership in new programs, like ACOs, is essential to remaining a viable, Medicare provider. Connect Care Plus is positioned to help healthcare groups integrate these