Bundled Payments (BPCI)
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CMS is pushing musculoskeletal bundles toward a more mandatory, national footing: the FY2027 IPPS proposed rule would expand a redesigned Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model nationwide, while commentary around TEAM and CJR-X points to a broader Trump administration strategy of using episode-based payment to reshape orthopedic care pathways, site-of-care decisions, and post-acute utilization. For hospitals, ASCs, orthopedic groups, and ACOs, the signal is that joint replacement growth—already drawing investment in robotics and ambulatory capacity—will increasingly be judged against bundled-payment economics, quality accountability, and coordination requirements rather than volume alone (RAC Monitor on CJR expansion; CMS TEAM model).
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