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New Value-Based Payment Model Aims to Boost Tech Use
The CMS Innovation Center is launching a new payment model to support the use of technology for chronic disease management, including telehealth services.
The agency, also known as CMMI, announced this week the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model, a voluntary, ten-year program starting in July. The ACCESS Model provides an "outcome-aligned payment approach" within Traditional Medicare to expand access to new technologies that help people manage chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, depression and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Under this model, providers are reimbursed based on measurable health outcomes rather than service volume, encouraging investment in tech-supported care coordination and chronic disease management to improve patient health and reduce total costs.
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