Bundled Payment Models
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CMSâ mandatory episode-payment agenda is moving from design to operating reality as hospitals prepare for CJR-X governance requirements and the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), with downside financial risk under TEAM beginning January 1, 2027âpushing systems to formalize value-based enterprise structures, surgeon alignment, post-acute management, and episode-level analytics. The strategic tension is that mandatory bundled payments are becoming a core Trump administration lever for Medicare cost control and accountability, while hospitals and specialty stakeholders debate whether models like CJR-X appropriately balance quality, risk adjustment, and provider readiness; UCHealthâs partnership with Avant-garde Health signals that leading systems are already investing in surgical performance infrastructure to manage TEAM exposure. See Forvis Mazars on CJR-X success requirements and Hall Render on TEAM downside-risk readiness.
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CJR-X: How to Succeed in CMSâ Mandatory Bundled Payment Model  Forvis Mazars US
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CJR-X: Establishing Effective Governance Structures  Forvis Mazars US
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Transforming Episode Accountability Model  The American College of Surgeons