Bipartisan Letter Requests Extended Value-Based Payment Incentives
- More than 40 House lawmakers have asked congressional leaders to support value-based payment incentives and extend the 5 percent bonus for Alternative Payment Model (APM) participation. In a bipartisan letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the House members emphasized how the APM incentive payments help...
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