HealthIT Answers December 8, 2025
What’s new: The ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model tests an outcome-aligned payment approach designed to give people with Original Medicare new options to improve their health and prevent and manage chronic disease with technology-supported care. The voluntary model focuses on common conditions, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic musculosketal pain, depression, and other conditions affecting millions of Americans.
Why it matters: Today, people with Original Medicare have limited access to modern, technology-supported care for managing their chronic conditions.
What to expect: CMS will begin accepting applications for the 10-year voluntary model on January 12, 2026, with an initial deadline of April 1, 2026. ACCESS will begin July 1, 2026. The Request for Applications will be...
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