Healthcare Affordability
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CMS’ release of 2024 ACO REACH results under the Trump administration is reinforcing affordability arguments for advanced-risk Medicare models: participants generated nearly $1 billion in net savings, while high-needs and post-acute populations showed meaningful spending reductions, including nursing home-linked cohorts and hospice utilization. The strategic tension for ACOs, physician enablement companies, and payers is that ACO REACH is sunsetting just as operators such as agilon report material gross savings and Medicare Trust Fund savings, increasing pressure on CMS/CMMI leadership to preserve or translate successful design elements into successor models rather than lose momentum in high-risk population health. At the same time, renewed attention to bundled-payment governance through CJR-X signals a broader shift toward affordability models that pair downside-risk accountability with tighter provider governance across episodes and longitudinal care pathways. [CMS says ACO REACH generated $988M in net savings in 2024](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOSmhRVVVlX1BNblBYdGlGT19SNk4ydTNBelhteHgtLV81MmVINmVvdnFSQkZxMFVFRHpLelFfRTFmM05RZkV2UF9lYlRtZVlYVHl1a3lZelRwMV9PaEF3eEFlbmU4TUdUSG9LWXY4NUN2RX
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