In May 2025, CMS, in partnership with ASTP/ONC, issued a Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem, signaling an unprecedented federal commitment to using digital tools to strengthen Medicare beneficiary care. CMS deepened that commitment by launching the Health Technology Ecosystem Initiative and Interoperability Pledge, calling for organizations across the healthcare landscape to align around shared principles for connected, patient-centered care.

This initiative directly responds to and operationalizes these federal priorities at exactly the moment when the need is most urgent. While federal leaders have articulated a clear vision, fragmented approaches have prevented scalable solutions from taking hold. The CHcc fills the critical gap between policy vision and on-the-ground reality by providing the coordinated framework, diverse partners, evidence base, and practical infrastructure needed to make technology-enabled aging in place achievable at scale—turning aspiration into action.