Summary

Headspace is one of roughly 85 accepted applicants on the behavioral-health track of a new 10-year CMS outcomes-based payment demonstration.

• 💰 CMS launched a 10-year Outcome-Aligned-Payments demonstration on July 5, tying Medicare provider payment to measured patient outcomes.
• 🏥 About 85 of the more than 150 accepted applicants chose the behavioral-health track, more than any other track in the demonstration.
• 🏥 Headspace sits on that track alongside SonderMind, Concert Health, Mindoula Health, and April Health by Wysa.
• 🏥 The next participant cohort for the demonstration begins on August 17, 2026.

👀 Whether Headspace's outcomes hold up once payment is tied to results, and whether CMS expands the demonstration, is the open question.