The Alliance for Connected Care submitted a letter to CMS urging additional regulatory changes to digital health rules in the Physician Fee Schedule, ensuring patients and providers alike have access to health care where and when they need it. In our advocacy for a more connected health care system, the Alliance calls on CMS [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care responded to the Contract Year 2027 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program proposed rule, which contained a Request for Information (RFI) on the future direction of Medicare Advantage. The Alliance urged CMS to update network adequacy [...]
Across 2025, the Alliance for Connected Care continued to be the leading national voice for virtual care, driving concrete policy wins, mobilizing Congress at critical moments, and protecting patient access across Medicare and the commercial markets. In a year defined by policy uncertainty and high-stakes deadlines, the Alliance for Connected Care didn’t just respond [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care led over 180 health care providers, innovators, and advocates in urging the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to advance a telemedicine regulation (RIN: 1117-ZA07) continuing access to prescribing through telehealth. Without action, these critical telemedicine authorities will expire on December 31, 2025; patients [...]
ALLIANCE STATEMENT CMS INNOVATION CENTER ANNOUNCES TECH-ENABLED ADVANCING CHRONIC CARE WITH EFFECTIVE, SCALABLE SOLUTIONS (ACCESS) MODEL DECEMBER 2025 The Alliance for Connected Care applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on its announcement of the Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model. This outcome-aligned payment model represents meaningful progress toward [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted a statement for the record for the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee's hearing on "Modernizing Care Coordination to Prevent and Treat Chronic Disease". The Alliance highlighted the important role telehealth plays in improving health care and outcomes for people with chronic conditions. As such, the statement urges [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care sent a letter to Congressional leadership, urging immediate action to clarify that retroactive payment will be offered for expanded telehealth services provided during the lapsed period due to the government shutdown.