Maryland Total Cost Of Care Model: Maryland Primary Care Program, Request For Applications

The request for applications was released on June 8, 2018, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It seeks applications from Maryland-based primary care professionals interested in participating in the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP), which is part of the Maryland Total Cost Of Care Model. The state has a Medicare waiver that allowed the state to set hospital reimbursement rates for all payers, including Medicare. It is transitioning to an all-payer model that makes the state responsible for the total cost of inpatient and outpatient care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Through the MDPCP, the state . . .