Module 1
Why Primary Care Is the Center
The evidence that primary care produces value, what distinguishes advanced primary care from traditional practice, and the current, recently narrowed model landscape.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
- Explain the relationship between strong primary care and better outcomes at lower cost
- Describe what distinguishes advanced primary care from traditional practice
- Identify how the federal primary care model landscape has recently shifted
- Primary Care and Value Every population model rests on primary care. This lesson covers why strong primary care is the foundation of value, and the paradox of how it is funded. About 5 min
- What Advanced Primary Care Means Transformation is not just working harder. This lesson defines the functions that distinguish advanced primary care from traditional practice. About 5 min
- The Model Landscape How primary care transformation gets funded has shifted sharply. This lesson covers the current landscape and where the support now comes from. About 5 min
Module quiz
Answer all questions to see your score.
1. Why is primary care central to value-based care specifically?
You manage a population's health through the continuous, comprehensive primary care relationship, not through episodic specialty or hospital care.
2. What most fundamentally distinguishes advanced primary care?
The shift from reactive and visit-based to proactive and team-based panel management is what makes population accountability possible.
3. What happened to CMMI's standalone primary care models in 2025?
Federal support for primary care transformation now flows increasingly through accountable care models rather than standalone primary-care demonstrations.