CMMI Proposal Would Let Specialists Offer Remote Tech, Other Patient Incentives Under New Mandatory Payment Model

As part of the Trump administration’s broader push to address high-cost chronic conditions, specialists participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) proposed Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) would be allowed to offer Medicare beneficiaries up to $1,000 annually in non-cash incentives -- which could include remote monitoring devices, fitness memberships and healthy food vouchers.