STAT+: Medicare to expand its pilot that pays for technology to manage chronic diseases

A Medicare experiment in paying for technology to help people manage chronic conditions has just barely gotten underway, and officials are already moving to expand it. Announced last year, the ACCESS model will pay approved companies to manage certain chronic conditions, including diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic musculoskeletal pain, depression, and anxiety. The model introduces outcome-aligned payments, in which providers are paid more if their patients’ conditions improve. Regulators on...