CMMI and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Are All In on Prevention

What does this mean for employers?

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Originally published in Employee Benefit News

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Recent federal policy changes are creating new opportunities for employers to make preventive, high-value primary care more accessible and affordable.

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In a contributed article for Employee Benefit News, Aligned Marketplace Founder and CEO Patrick Nelli examines how lessons from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Innovation Center, combined with provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, could provide employers with a blueprint for improving access to advanced and direct primary care.

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Patrick argues that the current healthcare system too often waits until health conditions become serious and expensive. A prevention-first model gives employees earlier access to primary care, strengthens the physician-patient relationship and aligns provider payment with better outcomes rather than greater service volume.

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The article also explores how employers can use these policy changes to reduce financial barriers to care while addressing the unsustainable trajectory of healthcare costs.

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Read Patrick’s full perspective in Employee Benefit News.

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