WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) reintroduced their legislation to better support and improve pay for high-quality primary care providers (PCPs). The Pay PCPs Act would move primary care away from a system that pays providers based largely on the number of visits and services they deliver, and toward a more flexible payment model that rewards high-quality, patient-centered care.
"Primary care providers know their patients and what they need to stay healthy. The Pay PCPs Act would allow providers to finally step off the fee-for-service treadmill and get paid fairly for their work," said Whitehouse. "I'm grateful to Senat...