In a new blog post, The Commonwealth Fund's Rachel Nuzum, assistant vice president for federal health policy, reports on this week's briefing, sponsored by the Alliance for Health Reform and The Commonwealth Fund, on how the Affordable Care Act supports and strengthens primary care and how innovations in primary care can serve as a foundation to improve the performance of the health system and control costs. Visit the Alliance for Health Reform site to view a webcast of the event and the speaker presentations.