CMS announced cross-cutting initiatives as mechanisms to advance CMS’ strategic vision and six strategic pillars. In addition to advancing the six strategic pillars that CMS announced last year, the CCI’s 13 initiatives include efforts to address safety and quality of care in nursing homes, strengthen quality improvement strategies and ensuring coverage for eligible individuals post-pandemic. CMS will be developing measures to track, monitor, and refine success for these initiatives in partnership with stakeholders and to report on progress to the public. CMS expanded further on CCIs covering Behavioral Health and the National Quality Strategy.
