Outcome-Aligned Payments for Technology-Enabled Care—A New CMS Approach to Paying for Chronic Disease Care in Medicare

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate a CMS initiative for outcome-aligned payments in chronic disease care.
• Assessment of the CMS payment model.
• Analysis of technology-enabled care practices.
• Consideration of long-term care implications for Medicare.
• Introduction of outcome-aligned payment methods for technology-enabled chronic disease care.
• Potential improvement in care coordination and patient outcomes.
• Evaluation of financial sustainability in tech-enabled models.