Chronic Care Management

In the past 24 hours, urgency has heightened around chronic care management as CMS has begun to roll out new initiatives aimed at enhancing Medicare's role in combating chronic diseases. These initiatives, informed by a recent perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine, underscore CMS's commitment to reforming value-based care models, which may create new opportunities and pressures for ACOs as they adapt to evolving Medicare payment structures. Stakeholders must prepare to navigate both the strategic shifts in policy and the implications for population health management strategies as CMS aims to enhance care delivery for patients with chronic conditions.