The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will expand its ACCESS model starting in spring 2027 to cover heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, substance use disorders, and tobacco cessation, according to MedCity News. ACCESS is an outcomes-based payment model that launched in July with 160 participating providers.
The new conditions will join the model's scope, though the report does not specify which conditions were originally included or how payment calculations will change. The expansion continues the agency's emphasis on tying reimbursement to health outcomes, consistent with the model's design.
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