The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) introduces the term “medical home” to describe primary care that is accessible, family-centered, coordinated, comprehensive, continuous, compassionate and culturally effective.
1967
The Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) is the leading national, nonpartisan and multi-stakeholder voice advocating for better health and wellbeing for all Americans by strengthening primary care. The PCC unifies and engages diverse stakeholders in promoting payment/delivery policies and sharing best practices that encourage the growth of team-based, whole-person primary care.
Founded in 2006, the PCC represents a broad coalition that includes:
The Primary Care Collaborative advances comprehensive primary care to improve health and health care for patients and their families by convening and uniting stakeholders around research, care delivery and payment models and policies.
PCC convenes stakeholders from diverse sectors for vital conversations about how to improve health and wellness by strengthening medical homes and other models of advanced primary care through payment reforms.
PCC unites its members behind evidence-based policy and industry reforms that will help expand access and utilization of primary care as envisioned by the seven Shared Principles.
PCC educates policymakers, thought leaders and the public on primary care’s essential role and how a stronger commitment to primary care could improve the health and wellbeing of Americans.
PCC advocates for policies that provide the primary care community with the resources and flexibility it needs to deliver high-quality, whole-person primary care through its Better Health – NOW campaign.
PCC transforms the American health care system by helping policymakers and industry leaders enact and implement changes that promote stronger primary care, with a particular emphasis on payment policies recommended by the National Association of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM).
PCC’s efforts are guided by the Patient-Centered Medical Home and related advanced primary care models. The Medical Home is a model or philosophy of primary care that is patient-centered, comprehensive, team-based, coordinated, accessible and focused on quality and safety. It has become a widely accepted model for how primary care should be organized and delivered throughout the health care system.
Above all, the Medical Home philosophy promotes delivering care in the right place, at the right time, and in the manner that best suits a patient’s needs as envisioned by the seven Shared Principles.
1967
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) introduces the term “medical home” to describe primary care that is accessible, family-centered, coordinated, comprehensive, continuous, compassionate and culturally effective.
2005
The American College of Physicians (ACP) develops the Advanced Medical Home model, incorporating elements of Chronic Care Model.
2007
The major primary care physician associations develop and endorse the Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
2008
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), URAC, Joint Commission, and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) launch medical home accreditation programs.
2008
The Commonwealth Fund launches the five-year Safety Net Medical Home Initiative designed to help 65 community health centers in five states transform into patient-centered medical homes.
2010
The Affordable Care Act includes substantial support for medical home initiatives, including the CMS Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration; the first demo of its kind to bring together public and private health plans to assess medical home effectiveness.
2017
The PCC releases the seven Shared Principles of Primary Care with endorsements from more than 100 organizations.
2021
The National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine releases a report that acknowledges the need for a stronger commitment to primary care and provides policy positions endorsed by the PCC.
2022
The PCC launches the national Better Health – NOW campaign aimed at persuading federal payers to invest more in primary care access through alternative payment models.
2024
Based on feedback from PCC, NAACOS and 24 other stakeholders, the CMS Innovation Center launches the ACO PC Flex Model, which aims to boost primary care practice participation in ACOs.
PCC’s members are a diverse group of stakeholders united by a common aim: improving American’s health and wellbeing by strengthening primary care.
Members are invited to participate in exclusive, multistakeholder PCC workgroups and events; to help shape PCC’s policy and communications positioning; and gain access to member-only resources and workshops designed to strengthen primary care.
PCC is guided by its multi-stakeholder Board of Directors, which is comprised of innovative leaders from PCC Executive Member organizations.
The PCC staff and its advisors are a dedicated team of experts committed to improving the nation’s health and wellness by strengthening primary care.