These Council reports advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship. Key Council reports on this topic have addressed patient-centered medical homes, precision medicine, APMs, telemedicine, and retail and store-based health clinics.
2026
- Rural Health Transformation Program Update & Workforce Challenges (PDF) CMS Report 8-A-25
2025
- Regulation of Corporate Investment in the Health Care Sector (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-25
2024
- Time-Limited Patient Care (PDF) CMS Report 3-I-24
- Review of Payment Options for Traditional Healing Services (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-24
- Health System Consolidation (PDF) CMS Report 4-A-24
- Patient Medical Debt (PDF) CMS Report 5-A-24
- Economics of Prescription Medication Prior Authorization (PDF) CMS Report 6-A-24
- Ensuring Privacy in Retail Health Care Settings (PDF) CMS Report 7-A-24. Read the issue brief for this report: Privacy in Retail Health Care Settings (PDF).
2023
- Monitoring of Alternative Payment Models within Traditional Medicare (PDF) CMS Report 1-I-23
- Bundled Payments and Medically Necessary Care (PDF) CMS Report 04-A-23
- Prescription Drug Dispensing Policies (PDF) CMS Report 05-A-23
- Impact of Integration and Consolidation on Patients and Physicians (PDF) CMS Report 08-A-23. Read the issue brief for this report: Hospital consolidation (PDF).
- Federally Qualified Heath Centers and Rural Health (PDF) CMS Report 09-A-23
2022
- Corporate Practice of Medicine (PDF) CMS report 02-I-22
- Health System Consolidation (PDF) CMS report 03-I-22
- Prospective Payment Model Best Practices for Independent Private Practice (Resolution 122-J-21) (PDF) CMS Report 02-A-22
2021
- Reducing Inequities and Improving Access to Insurance for Maternal Health Care (PDF) CMS-CSAPH joint report N-21
- End-of-Life Care (PDF) CMS Report 1-N-21
- Access to Health Plan Information regarding Lower-Cost Prescription Options (PDF) CMS Report 2-N-21
- Financing of Home and Community-Based Services (PDF) CMS Report 4-N-21
- Promoting Accountability in Prior Authorization (PDF) CMS Report 04-JUN-21
- UCCs (PDF) CMS Report 06-JUN-21
- Rural Hospitals (PDF) CMS Report 09-JUN-21. Read the issue brief for this report: Rural Hospitals (PDF).
2019
- Corporate Investors (PDF) CMS Report 11-A-19. Read the issue brief for this report: Corporate Investors (PDF).
- Alternative Payment Models and Vulnerable Populations (PDF) CMS Report 10-A-19
- Hospital Consolidation (PDF) CMS Report 7-A-19. Read the issue brief for this report: Hospital Consolidation (PDF).
2018
- Aligning Clinical and Financial Incentives for High-value Care (PDF) CMS/CSAPH joint report I-18. Read the issue briefs for this report: Promoting Access to High-Value Care (PDF) and Value-Based Insurance Design (PDF).
- The Site-of-service Differential (PDF) CMS report 4-I-18. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Sustain Patient-centered Medical Home Practices (PDF) CMS report 3-I-18
- Integrating Precision Medicine into Alternative Payment Models (PDF) CMS report 6-A-18
2017
- Survey of Addiction Treatment Centers' Availability (PDF) CMS report 4-A-17
- Hospital Consolidation (PDF) CMS report 5-A-17
- Expansion of U.S. Veterans’ Health Care Choices (PDF) CMS report 6-A-17
- Retail Health Clinics (PDF) CMS report 7-A-17
2016
- Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion (PDF) CMS report 2-A-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Taking steps forward to cover the uninsured (PDF).
- Physician Communication and Care Coordination During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF) CMS report 6-A-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Improving Physician Communication During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF).
- Prior Authorization Simplification and Standardization (PDF) CMS report 7-A-16
- Physician-focused Alternative Payment Models (PDF) CMS report 9-A-16. Read the issue briefs for the report: Physician-Focused APMs (PDF) and Reducing Barriers to PFPMs (PDF).
- Health Care While Incarcerated (PDF) CMS report 2-I-16
- Concurrent Hospice and Curative Care (PDF) CMS report 4-I-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Hospice and Palliative Care (PDF).
- Hospital Discharge Communications (PDF) CMS report 7-I-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Improving Physician Communication During Patient Hospitalizations (PDF).
2015
- Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care (PDF) CMS report 6-A-15
- Physician Access to Accountable Care Organization Participation (PDF) CMS report 7-A-15
- Update on Payment Mechanisms for Physician-led Team-based Health Care (PDF) CMS report 1-I-15
- Physician Employment Trends and Principles (PDF) CMS report 5-I-15
2014
- Medicare Update Formulas Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF) CMS report 3-A-14. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Development of Models/guidelines for Medical Health Care Teams (PDF) CMS report 6-A-14
- Coverage of and Payment for Telemedicine (PDF) CMS report 7-A-14
- Clinical Data Registries (PDF) CMS report 8-A-14
2013
- Payment Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF) CMS report 3-A-13. Read the issue brief for this report: Pay Variations Across Outpatient Sites of Service (PDF).
- Delivery of Care and Financing Reform for Medicare and Medicaid Dually Eligible Beneficiaries (PDF) CMS report 5-A-13
- Payment Mechanisms for Physician-led Team-based Health Care (PDF) CMS report 1-I-13
- Monitoring the Affordable Care Act (PDF) CMS report 5-I-13
2012
- The Structure and Function of Interprofessional Health Care Teams (PDF) CME-CMS Joint report, I-12
2011
- Denial of Payment Cased on Volume of Procedures Performed (PDF) CMS report 6-A-11
Additional information
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