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CMS’s Medicare payment-model agenda moved on two fronts: ACO REACH reportedly generated $706M in savings, including an 8.9% spending decline among high-needs beneficiaries tied to nursing homes, strengthening the case for targeted, provider-led risk models even as CMS proposes broader reforms to Medicare ACOs and physician payment under the Trump administration. At the same time, GUIDE dementia model participants are seeking assisted living partnership agreements, signaling near-term operational work for post-acute and senior living providers as CMS pushes population-health models deeper into community-based care settings. Separately, House committee movement on prior authorization reform in Medicare Advantage raises payer-provider stakes around utilization management, beneficiary access, and administrative burden for VBC organizations managing MA populations. [ACO REACH savings](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxOT0dVRWJ4QlhJY3pqQ0VmOWRRaDNaRHNoOXYybExLUENhcWN1WW1DLUczZ1lCQ0ZmYXQ3MmRzTDV1OEo0VFl5ZnhTQjU3dGlpSWQ2V01aN1lYbGt2c0RyMmkxMkxoc0t5dENvYXAtYVVqZ2dldVBMRzFYSEFWQUFLQldtRnY4N2lycUZ4ZHl
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