The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a new payment initiative that will require certain cardiologists to participate in a value-based reimbursement model focused on heart failure care. This program, known as the Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), is scheduled to begin January 1, 2027 and will run through December 31, 2031. The announcement is a signal of Medicare’s continued push toward value-based care models, in which physician reimbursement is increasingly tied to quality metrics and cost management rather than just the volume of services provided.
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