Viewpoint
A New CMS Payment Model for AI-Delivered Behavioral Health Care
JAMA Psychiatry 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.1681June 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT
This Viewpoint describes a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payment model with an outcome-aligned payment structure for behavioral health care delivered by artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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