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CMS is signaling a more tech-enabled, voluntary approach to value-based care under the Trump administration, with CMMI’s ACCESS model accepting 150 participants and tying Medicare payments for obesity, diabetes, musculoskeletal pain, and depression management to measurable outcomes rather than service volume—creating a new pathway for digital health vendors, providers, and chronic care platforms to participate in VBC without full-risk ACO infrastructure (ACCESS participants). At the same time, ACO strategy is shifting toward optimization and risk calibration: MSSP advocates are pushing for policy changes to expand participation and savings, while prospective LEAD model entrants are being warned about material data gaps and actuarial uncertainty that could reshape 2027 participation decisions (LEAD model risks). The broader payer-market implication is a bifurcation between lighter-touch, outcomes-based specialty/chronic-care models and more capital-intensive total-cost-of-care ACO models, forcing health systems and payers to decide where they have the data, operating capabilities, and partner ecosystem to take on performance accountability.
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