HR 1162

This bill aims to encourage states to offer primary care services through direct primary care arrangements within their Medicaid programs. It clarifies that states can pay primary care providers a fixed fee for their services as part of a direct primary care arrangement. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services to gather input from stakeholders and provide guidance on how states can implement these arrangements, and to report on the extent of state contracts with primary care providers and the quality/cost of care provided through these arrangements.