MaineHealth's Trellis Health introduces a membership-based primary care system aiming to enhance access, reduce specialist visits, and improve provider work-life balance through direct payment models. This innovative approach may influence broader primary care payment reforms.

CMS extends the AHEAD Model to 2035, introducing payment reforms and transparency to improve Medicare cost control, prevention, and population health outcomes.

The AMA details a 7-step advocacy strategy for physicians to engage Congress and advance sustainable Medicare payment reforms amid ongoing payment challenges.