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CMS payment policy is increasingly becoming the primary VBC lever as Medicare Advantage retrenches: home health stakeholders are pointing to CMS-led models and traditional Medicare payment reforms as the new growth engine while MA plans reduce footprints, tighten utilization management, and exit markets such as Providence Health Plan’s failed MA wind-down deal. At the same time, the FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule is now the key near-term signal for hospitals and ACO partners on Medicare rate updates, quality incentives, and inpatient cost pressures, reinforcing the need to align hospital strategy with CMS-directed payment policy rather than relying on MA-led value-based contracting momentum. See: CMS as VBC engine and FY 2027 IPPS/LTCH PPS final rule summary.
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