The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) on May 13 released its new CMS Innovation Center 2025 Strategy to Make America Health Again. The strategy is comprised of three pillars: (1) promote evidence-based prevention, (2) empower people to achieve their health goals, and (3) drive choice and competition. Consistent with this strategy, stakeholders should anticipate that future CMMI model design will prioritize preventive care, access to health data, and engagement of new provider types who have not traditionally participated in CMMI models. In an accompanying presentation (PDF), CMMI noted their intent to “promote site neutral payment across settings” as part of an effort to promote choice in care. In the coming months, the CMMI plans to unveil new models in line with this strategic direction, as well as refinements to existing models to better align with this new strategy.
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