Report
Evaluation of CMS' FQHC APCP Demonstration
Apr 9, 2015
The Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, implemented a three-year project intended to support the transformation of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) into advanced primary care practices (APCPs) in support of Medicare beneficiaries. RAND is assessing the effects on access, quality, and cost of care provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Final Second Annual Report
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In December 2009, President Barack Obama directed the Department of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to implement a three-year demonstration intended to support the transformation of federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) into advanced primary care practices (APCPs) in support of Medicare beneficiaries. RAND is conducting an independent evaluation of the FQHC APCP demonstration for CMS. The evaluation includes studying the processes and challenges involved in transforming FQHCs into APCPs and assessing the effects of the APCP model on access, quality, and cost of care provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries currently served by FQHCs. This is the second of three annual reports on this project.
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Key Policy Question 1: What Are the Effects of Interventions Designed to Stimulate APC Principles on Changes in Practice Structure and on NCQA Recognition Status?
Chapter Three
Key Policy Question 2: Do Demonstration Sites Deliver Better Beneficiary Processes and Outcomes Than Comparison Sites?
Chapter Four
Key Policy Question 3: Which Practice-Site Characteristics Are Associated with Observed Changes in Structures, Including NCQA Recognition Status, and with Patient-Level Processes and Outcomes?
Chapter Five
Conclusion
Appendix A
Data Sources
Appendix B
Medicare Claims Methods
Appendix C
Baseline Beneficiary Survey
Appendix D
RAS/NCQA Data
Appendix E
CASE Methods
Appendix F
Qualitative Methods
Appendix G
Site Leader Report of How Site Payments Are Used
Appendix H
NCQA Webinar Participation by Cluster
Appendix I
Predictors of NCQA Webinar Participation
Appendix J
PCA Delivery of TA
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