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Debunked Episode 30: ACCESS Tries to Succeed Where VBC Fails, AI, and UnitedHealth Gets the Last Week Tonight Treatment

Posted Friday, October 2, 2026 5:30 pm

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Debunked Podcast co-hosts Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra discussed the merits of the CMS ACCESS Model (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) and how it can offer a path to advance value-based care goals. The post Debunked Episode 30: ACCESS Tries to Succeed Where VBC Fails, AI, and UnitedHealth Gets the Last Week Tonight Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.

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