Listen now (27 mins) | Listen Now This past week public comments were due in response to a CMS Request for Proposal (RFI) that would potentially lead to the agency fielding a Medicare a direct primary care (DPC) demonstration. The demo would pay Medicare physicians directly a predetermined fixed per-beneficiary-per-month fee to provide primary care services to participating beneficiaries. The demo would try to replicate private, commercial DPC contracts physicians have with individuals or through self-insured employers.