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CMS’s CJR-X joint replacement expansion is drawing immediate scrutiny from hospitals, post-acute providers, and clinical groups over how episode-based payment risk is assigned—especially concerns that therapy services may be undercounted or “invisible” in model design—while reinforcing the Trump administration CMS’s broader push toward mandatory bundles and specialty episodes. For VBC leaders, the near-term implication is operational: orthopedic episode governance, post-acute network management, gainsharing, and documentation strategies need recalibration as CMS expands joint replacement accountability and stakeholders press for model refinements (Cedar Gate takeaways on CJR-X; provider concerns on therapy risk