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CMS is advancing a more technology-enabled and outcome-tied CMMI portfolio under the Trump administration, with the ACCESS model launching July 5 with 150 participants to align Medicare payment with measurable results in chronic disease areas including obesity, diabetes, musculoskeletal pain, and depression. At the same time, the proposed LEAD model signals a longer-horizon accountable care redesign for 2027–2036—moving beyond MSSP and ACO REACH through locked base years, expanded capitation, and specialist risk-sharing—creating strategic pressure for ACOs, physician groups, and tech-enabled care partners to reassess risk readiness, attribution strategy, and chronic care infrastructure. See CMS’s ACCESS participant announcement coverage and model details here and Wakely’s LEAD analysis here.
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