A New CMS Payment Model for AI-Delivered Behavioral Health Care

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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JAMA Psychiatry
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2026-06-24
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.1681
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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A New CMS Payment Model for AI-Delivered Behavioral Health Care

Tristan Gorrindo, John Torous, Cecilia Livesey
JAMA Psychiatry
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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A New CMS Payment Model for AI-Delivered Behavioral Health Care

Tristan Gorrindo, John Torous, Cecilia Livesey
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Abstract

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.

JAMA Psychiatry
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US), Harvard University (US), School District of Philadelphia (US), Evolved Analytics (United States) (US)
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Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
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