[2] "The center is to test innovative payment and delivery system models that show important promise for maintaining or improving the quality of care in Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), while slowing the rate of growth in program costs".
[3] The center "is to give priority to twenty models specified in the law, including medical homes, all-payer payment reform, and arrangements that transition from fee-for-service reimbursement to global fees and salary-based payment".
[3] It is "intended to overcome antireform inertia by creating a mechanism for the diffusion of successful pilot programs" without requiring Congressional approval.
[4] If a CMMI pilot model is considered successful, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may expand its duration and scope.
[6] Former director Brad Smith stated in a 2021 article that most models did not produce savings and were in fact on pace to lose billions of dollars, a number far larger than the savings generated by the four expanded models.