CMS ACCESS

CMS Broadens ACCESS Model to New Chronic Conditions

CMS will expand its ACCESS model starting in spring 2027 to cover heart failure, COPD, substance use disorders and tobacco cessation. The outcomes-based payment model, which launched in July with 160 participating providers, will now make roughly three in four Medicare beneficiaries eligible for at least one track.

By Katie Adams

MedCity Influencers

Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight

Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.

By Rohit Marwah

Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health

In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.

By Stephanie Baum

Automation Didn’t Dehumanize Care. Bad Systems Did.

We have the opportunity to design systems that give people greater capacity for the work where human presence matters most: listening, understanding, reassuring, deciding, and caring.

By Michael Blackman, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer, Greenway Health®