On November 19, the Primary Care Collaborative submitted a statement to the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee as it examined how to modernize care coordination to better prevent and treat chronic disease.
PCC’s statement for the record underscored the long-standing underinvestment in primary care and the resulting impact on patients’ access to comprehensive, coordinated primary care. It emphasized that progress begins with strengthening primary care payment and infrastructure, particularly in rural and high-need communities.
To help modernize care coordination for chronic diseases, the PCC provided the Health Subcommittee with four key recommendations:
- Increase and Track Primary Care Investment.
- Build on the 2026 Medicare PFS to Support Coordinated, Team-Based Care.
- Make Rural Transformation Primary Care Centric (See PCC’s 2025 Evidence Report: Closing the Distance in Rural Primary Care)
- Align ACOs and Prevention Policy With Care Coordination Goals.
Read the full statement below.