Aligning Payments, Services, and Quality in Primary Care

A May 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) described the critical role of high-quality primary care in improving the health of the nation’s population and reducing health disparities.¹ The authors concluded that “primary care in the United States is fragile and weakening,” and recommended paying primary care practices using a “hybrid reimbursement model (part fee-for-service, part capitated).”¹