Author Archives: Samuel Masters & Fang He

About Samuel Masters & Fang He

Sam helps implement alternative payment models for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). He co-directs operations for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model. The aim of the CPC+ project is to strengthen primary care through multipayer payment reform and care delivery transformation. His work includes payment policy design, claims-based payment calculation, quality control, management, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Primary care after COVID-19: Is it time for capitation?

By | October 26, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused large reductions in in-person office visits, costing primary care practices billions and exposing many of the risks associated with the fee-for-service (FFS) payment system. Capitation arrangements, in which providers are paid a per-member per-month payment, may offer a more attractive, less risky arrangement in the post-COVID-19 world. Almost all US health… Read More »