
Moving Medicine ASPIRE: New CMS payment model aims to support high- and rising-risk children
Mar 25, 2026
19:41
In this episode of Moving Medicine, 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 CMS payment model called ASPIRE, designed to transform how high-risk and rising-risk children are supported within Medicaid. Find out what this means for pediatricians, subspecialists and patient families. Learn more at CMS.gov.
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