CMS’s Universal Foundation Measures Are Not Universally Good For Primary Care

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CMS’s Universal Foundation Measures Are Not Universally Good For Primary Care

2023

AUTHOR(S)

Phillips, Robert L
Etz, Rebecca S

SOURCE

Health Affairs Forefront

Proposed quality measures from CMS in its Universal Foundation fall largely on primary care to collect and improve, and do not align with the high-value functions of primary care.

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