Proven Continuity Across Administrations in CMMI Models
Health Transformation Advisory
On September 15, 2026, CMS announced it is adding four new condition tracks to ACCESS, effective April 1, 2027: Heart Failure (HF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Substance Use Disorder (SUD) — covering opioid, alcohol, and other substance use disorders including co-occurring depression/anxiety — and Tobacco Cessation. The existing Musculoskeletal (MSK) track also gains a new follow-on period starting the same date. These sit alongside the four original tracks (eCKM, CKM, MSK, BH).
CMS says three in four Medicare beneficiaries now qualify for at least one ACCESS track once the new conditions go live — up from roughly two-thirds today
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