CMMI Models Participation Options for Hospice and Palliative Care Providers Are you a hospice or palliative care provider interested in participating in one of the recently released CMMI models? Take the short survey below for each model option to see if you meet the eligibility criteria. There are many ways for your organization to participate even if you cannot apply directly! PRIMARY CARE FIRST GENERAL AND/OR HYBRID MODEL Primary Care First is geared towards advanced primary care practices that are ready to accept financial risk in exchange for greater flexibility, increased transparency, and performance-based payments that reward participants for outcomes. Applications are due January 22, 2019. YES NO □ Is your practice located within one of the 26 regions where PCF is being offered? □ □ Do you provide health services to a minimum of 125 attributed Medicare beneficiaries? □ □ Do you have experience with valuebased payment arrangements? □ Is your EHR Compliant with the 2015 Edition Certified Electronic Health Record Technology (CEHRT)? □ Does primary care services account for at least 70% of your practice's collective billing based on revenue? □ □ □ If you answered YES to all of these questions: You can apply for this model option. Please visit the RFA here. If you answered NO to one or more question: You cannot apply for this model option. However, you may be eligible to contract with a PCF hybrid practice participant to take care of their SIP patients. Reach out to Primary Care Practices in your area to see if they plan on participating. 34 Newsline / Winter 2019https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/primary-care-first-model-options/ https://innovation.cms.gov/Files/x/pcf-rfa.pdf