The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services’ (“CMS”) Innovation Center will begin accepting applications on January 12 for the recently announced Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (“ACCESS”) Model—a nationwide voluntary alternative payment model for Medicare Part B commencing July 5, 2026 that will run for 10 years and focus on chronic conditions affecting over two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression.[1]­ Health care organizations, such as physician groups, must be enrolled in Medicare Part B to be eligible to participate as an ACCESS “Participant” and must take responsibility for delivering integrated, coordinated services—in person, virtually, asynchronously, or through other technology-enabled modalities—to Medicare patients to manage those patients’ chronic conditions for a twelve-month period. Participants must designate a Medicare-enrolled Medical Director to oversee care quality and compliance. The Model will initially encompass four non-mutually-exclusive clinical tracks corresponding to common chronic conditions[2]:Continue Reading Application Window Opens Soon for CMS ACCESS Model Expanding Technology-Supported Care Options for Traditional Medicare