Good morning! Coffee anyone? (CPCI, Part 1)

On August 4th, we published a post entitled, "PCPs, your new best friends". We wrote about a health care pilot program called the Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative and its importance for eye care. Last week, while many of us were either taking part in or traveling to Vision Expo West, something significant happened: CMS published the names and addresses of every participating PCP practice.

There are 500 primary care practices participating in the CPC initiative, representing 2,144 providers serving an estimated 313,000 Medicare beneficiaries. 

Arkansas: Statewide
66 Primary Care Practices | 228 Providers | 4 Payers
Estimated 51,000 Beneficiaries Served 

Colorado: Statewide
73 Primary Care Practices | 335 Providers | 9 Payers
Estimated 41,000 Beneficiaries Served 

New Jersey: Statewide
73 Primary Care Practices | 252 Providers | 5 Payers
Estimated 42,000 Beneficiaries Served 

New York: Capital District-Hudson Valley Region
75 Primary Care Practices | 286 Providers | 6 Payers
Estimated 40,500 Beneficiaries Served 

Ohio & Kentucky: Cincinnati-Dayton Region
75 Primary Care Practices | 261 Providers | 10 Payers
Estimated 44,500 Beneficiaries Served 

Oklahoma: Greater Tulsa Region
68 Primary Care Practices | 265 Providers | 3 Payers
Estimated 45,000 Beneficiaries Served 

Oregon: Statewide
70 Primary Care Practices | 517 Providers | 6 Payers
Estimated 49,000 Beneficiaries Served

Why is this so significant? Because it spells out for us in clear terms where the transformation of health care is taking us. Join us next day for more details. Or, if you can't wait to learn more, read here.

Alistair Jackson, M.Ed.
Jim Grue, O.D.