Notice: ACCESS Model Application Deadline Extended
Application Deadline Extended
To be considered for the model's first performance period beginning July 5, 2026, applications must be submitted via the Participant Portal by May 15, 2026. Applications received after this date will be considered for a January 1, 2027 start. For more information, visit the ACCESS Model Request for Applications. Complete the ACCESS Model Interest Form to be notified about model updates.
Health Care Leaders Align Around ACCESS
Leading medical societies have expressed support for CMS' efforts, and major health plans have pledged to offer an ACCESS-aligned payment option for technology-supported chronic care.
The ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model tests an outcome-aligned payment approach in Original Medicare to expand access to new technology-supported care options that help people improve their health and prevent and manage chronic disease. The voluntary model focuses on conditions affecting more than two-thirds of people with Medicare, including high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic musculoskeletal pain, and depression. It will run for 10 years beginning July 5, 2026.
Key Points
Problem: Today, people with Original Medicare have limited access to technology-supported care services for managing their chronic conditions because of Medicare payment barriers.
Solution: Through ACCESS, CMS will test a new payment option that emphasizes outcomes over activities, enabling clinicians to offer innovative technology-supported care that improves patients’ health and complements traditional care.
Outcomes: Patients will have more options to help them meet their health goals, providers will gain new partners to help them co-manage their patients’ health, and Original Medicare will have a way to pay care organizations developing technology-supported services.
Strategy: ACCESS supports disease prevention and health promotion by empowering people who have Medicare and clinicians with more choices.