Who Did CMS Accept Into the ACCESS Model? 187 Applicants Analyzed

The CMS ACCESS Model accepted applicants list contains 187 legal entities across four tracks: enhanced Chronic Kidney and Metabolic (eCKM), Chronic Kidney and Metabolic (CKM), Behavioral Health and Musculoskeletal (MSK). In this analysis, 142 entities (75.9%) participate in two or more tracks and 48 (25.7%) in all four. The pattern is convergence: chronic, behavioral and physical care increasingly run inside the same care model.

The ACCESS model is a CMS program designed to advance value-based care across those four clinical areas. ROOK segmented the 187 accepted entities and identified the patterns that matter for anyone building in this space.

CMS counts each legal entity separately, so state-specific subsidiaries and affiliated medical groups may appear as individual entries even if they share a parent organization. Companies like Cadence Health, Pair Team, Devoted Medical, Mederva and Story Health each appear as a single entry.

The 187 figure represents applicant entities, not necessarily 187 distinct parent companies. Because organizations can participate in multiple tracks, track percentages overlap and do not sum to 100%.

eCKM has the broadest participation, followed closely by CKM. Behavioral Health appears in more than half of all entries. MSK has the lowest total count, but most MSK organizations pair it with at least one other track.

Yes: 142 organizations, 75.9% of the list, participate in two or more tracks. The organizations entering ACCESS are not treating chronic conditions, behavioral health and physical function as isolated silos; they are building for the whole person.

eCKM and CKM form the backbone of the ACCESS ecosystem: 127 of the 187 entries participate in both, 67.9% of the full list. The most common single combination is eCKM + CKM alone, with 50 organizations (26.7%).

The eCKM + CKM segment includes organizations focused on:

The strong overlap between eCKM and CKM suggests these organizations see early intervention and ongoing condition management as part of the same care pathway.

48 organizations, 25.7% of the list, participate in all four tracks, the second most common combination overall. Examples include CareHarmony, Castlight, GenieMD, PocketRN, SynsorMed and VirtualCare Medical Group.

Four-track organizations support patients across chronic condition management, behavioral and mental health, physical function and habit change at once. To do that, they need to integrate clinical, behavioral, biometric, activity and engagement data into a single coherent experience.

Behavioral Health is mostly integrated: it appears in 106 entries (56.7% of the list), and 86 of those 106 organizations, 81.1% of the segment, also participate in at least one physical health track. Only 20 organizations focus exclusively on Behavioral Health, including Headspace, SonderMind, Innerwell, Mindoula Health, Concert Health and Sleep Reset.

25 organizations combine eCKM, CKM and Behavioral Health; another 48 include Behavioral Health as part of a four-track model. Stress, mental health, motivation, adherence and behavior are being treated as part of chronic disease management, not separate from it.

MSK appears in 74 entries (39.6%), and only 10 organizations participate exclusively in MSK, such as Bold, Flagler Health, JOGO Health, Livara Health, Plethy and TailorCare Provider Services.

The remaining 64 MSK organizations, 86.5%, participate in at least one additional track. That overlap reflects the real-world connection between mobility, pain, physical activity, emotional wellbeing and chronic condition management.

45 organizations (24.1%) participate in just one track. Single-track participation does not mean limited scope: it can reflect a focused clinical strategy, a specialized population or a specific role within a broader care network.

The ACCESS list spans four organizational types:

Regional and specialty medical practices

Cardiology, nephrology, primary care, geriatrics, rehabilitation and community health centers, such as Amelia Heart and Vascular Center, Renal Medicine Associates and Mariposa Community Health Center.

Virtual and technology-enabled care

Organizations like Avery Telehealth, Curai Health, Doctronic, PocketRN and VirtualCare Medical Group depend on connected data to follow changes between visits and coordinate care across distributed populations.

Consumer health and wellness brands

Headspace, Noom, WeightWatchers, WHOOP Physician Services and Withings Medical Group bring expertise in user engagement, behavior change and continuous data collection.

Care coordination and infrastructure platforms

CareHarmony, Castlight, Guidehealth, Verily Health and Wellpoint Health Solutions connect patients, care teams, devices and services across clinical tracks.

The four most common track combinations account for 143 of the 187 entries, 76.5% of the full list. Three structural patterns emerge: eCKM and CKM are tightly coupled, behavioral health is increasingly integrated into broader chronic care models, and a substantial group is preparing to operate across all four tracks.

Multitrack care requires data from across a person’s health experience. Depending on the population and clinical model, ACCESS organizations may need access to:

The challenge is not just collecting more data. Organizations need to normalize it, surface meaningful signals and deliver it in a format care teams and applications can act on. Each device source may use different permissions, formats, metric definitions and sync processes, and a unified health data infrastructure reduces that fragmentation so organizations can focus on care delivery rather than data plumbing. ROOK moves and standardizes the data; it does not diagnose or replace clinical judgment. For how this applies to the program, see turning multiple health data sources into information for ACCESS programs and how to track outcomes for ACCESS programs.

• 187 applicant entities accepted across four clinical tracks

• eCKM leads with 142 organizations (75.9%)

• CKM follows with 133 (71.1%)

• Behavioral Health appears in 106 entries (56.7%)

• MSK appears in 74 entries (39.6%)

• 75.9% of organizations participate in two or more tracks

• 25.7% participate in all four tracks

• Behavioral Health and MSK are more commonly integrated than standalone

• The ecosystem spans traditional practices, digital health companies, consumer wellness brands and care infrastructure platforms

The biggest pattern is convergence. Chronic care, behavioral health, mobility, remote monitoring and consumer health technology increasingly operate inside the same care models, often within the same organization. For companies building these experiences, consistent, interoperable health data across devices and data types will be a foundational requirement. For the program background, read the ACCESS model in digital health, or explore normalized data in the ROOK sandbox.

Methodological note: this analysis is based on the ACCESS accepted applicants list published by CMS. Each legal entity was counted separately. No external data on corporate ownership or parent-subsidiary relationships was added.

Source: CMS ACCESS Model Accepted Applicants