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CMS is signaling a more aggressive value-based care posture under the Trump administration, with CMMI advancing the ACCESS Model and LEAD Model as complementary infrastructure plays: ACCESS is pulling digital health companies, providers, and payers into Medicaid-relevant safety-net innovation, while LEAD creates a 2027â2036 Medicare ACO track with locked base years, expanded capitation, and specialist risk-sharing. The strategic tension is that CMS is trying to accelerate VBC adoption and infrastructure investment, but provider appetite is uneven because ACCESS payment rates are reportedly below expectations and LEADâs risk design introduces major actuarial/data uncertainty for ACOs, health systems, and enablement firms. For Medicaid and safety-net leaders, the near-term opportunity is to align digital access, payer participation, and population health operations with CMSâ ACCESS direction; the risk is committing capital before payment adequacy and attribution/risk mechanics are fully proven (CMS ACCESS payer pledge, Wakely on LEAD risks).
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