Introducing ACCESS | Modernizing America's Care for Better Health | HHS-CMS Event

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Dec. 4, 2025 unveiled a bold new Innovation Center model that, for the first time, gives Original Medicare providers and patients access to high-value, technology-supported care options to better prevent and manage chronic disease. The ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Model introduces an outcome-aligned payment option that rewards results rather than required activities, enabling new ways of delivering effective technology-supported care for conditions affecting millions of Americans, including high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic musculoskeletal pain, and depression. More information at go.cms.gov/access.

Highlights:

• Health Tech Ecosystem Update: Amy Gleason, Strategic Advisor to HHS/CMS (0:00)
• Introduction: Dr Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator (7:16)
• Remarks and HHS AI Strategy: Jim O'Neill, HHS Deputy Secretary (15:54)
• CMS Innovation Center: Gita Deo, Chief of Staff, CMS Innovation Center (21:36)
• ACCESS Model Overview: Jacob Shiff, Chief AI & Technology Officer, CMS Innovation Center (24:08)
• Society Panel: AMA, ACC, and APP, moderated by Dr. Will Gordon, Chief Informatics Officer, CMS Innovation Center (33:25)
• FDA TEMPO Pilot: Jim Traficant, Chief of Staff, Office of Commissioner, FDA (59:53)

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