ACCESS: What this new payment model means for physicians and patients

ACCESS: What this new payment model means for physicians and patients

From Moving Medicine by American Medical Association

December 4, 2025 · 20 min · Episode 260

About this episode

AMA CEO John Whyte discusses the new outcome-aligned payment model ACCESS with Abe Sutton, exploring its implications for physicians and patients.

AMA CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH, talks with Abe Sutton, JD, Director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Deputy Administrator for CMS, about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called ACCESS, and what it means for physicians and patients. Learn more at CMS.gov. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew 🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including: ▹ Reforming Medicare payment ▹ Fighting scope creep ▹ Fixing prior authorization ▹ Reducing physician burnout ▹ Making technology work for physicians 📺 Subscribe to @americanmedicalassociation on YouTube: https://ama-assn.co/youTube 📧 Sign up for #MorningRounds and free daily newsletters from the AMA: https://ama-assn.co/Newsletters 💬 Follow #AMA on social media: https://ama-assn.co/Social

People in this episode

Host: John Whyte

Guest: Abe Sutton Jd

Topics covered

  • payment model
  • healthcare
  • physicians
  • patients

Keywords

  • ACCESS
  • CMMI
  • CMS
  • outcome-aligned payment

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Products: ACCESS

Books & works: #MorningRounds

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