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CMS is pushing quality-linked payment further into specialty and chronic care: the Trump administration’s expansion of the ACCESS Model adds chronic-condition tracks for Medicare providers, reinforcing CMMI’s shift toward tech-enabled longitudinal management, cross-payer alignment, and measurable outcomes rather than episodic pilots alone (HFMA). At the same time, CJR’s reported $180M in savings and TEAM’s early pressure on hospitals to coordinate outpatient and home health services signal that mandatory or quasi-mandatory episode models remain central to CMS’s cost-and-quality strategy, with implications for post-acute networks, specialist alignment, and MIPS/MSSP quality infrastructure (TechTarget). Stakeholder comments on the CY 2027 PFS/MSSP rule from Premier and HCTTF show the core tension for ACOs and physician groups: CMS is being urged to reduce reporting burden and improve interoperability while still tightening accountability for quality, outcomes, and primary-care-driven population health.
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