The CMMI ACCESS Model: 4 Pathways to Participation

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The CMMI ACCESS model launches July 5, 2026 – the first direct Medicare payment pathway for technology-enabled chronic disease management. But there are four ways to participate, and the one most digital health companies assume applies to them is the one most of them can’t access yet.

The Reimbursement Moat Digital Health Has Been Waiting For

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CMMI’s ACCESS Model launches July 2026 as the first meaningful Medicare value-based pathway for digital health — a 10-year, nationwide program that changes the GTM calculus for chronic disease management companies, their investors, and health systems.