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CMS is pushing telehealth and remote care into a more disciplined VBC lane: TEMPO and ACCESS are being framed as technology-enabled Medicare care models, while rural health technology funding and virtual-first MSK strategies point to continued investment in distributed care infrastructure tied to access, outcomes, and total-cost management. At the same time, the Trump administrationās fraud posture is hardening around virtual care and Medicaid/Medicare payment integrityāimproper-payment findings for Medicare virtual check-ins, CMS funding actions, and DOJ strike-force activity increase compliance risk for RPM, e-visits, home health, and ACO-adjacent digital care strategies. For health systems, ACOs, and payers, the strategic tension is clear: scale virtual care where it supports measurable population health and utilization reduction, but tighten documentation, medical-necessity controls, and vendor oversight as CMS expands fraud enforcement and technology-enabled care models mature (TEMPO and ACCESS; CMS fraud enforcement).
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