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In the past week, CMS under the Trump administration proposed the nationwide, mandatory CJR-X bundled payment model for joint replacements, signaling renewed federal momentum for episode-based payment models and hospital accountability for Medicare surgical costs (CMS proposes mandatory hospital-bundled model for joint replacements). At the same time, debate continues regarding the cost savings potential of value-based care and Medicare Advantage as health system leaders express divergent views on whether these models tangibly reduce spending (Do Healthcare CEOs Agree on Whether VBC and MA Actually Save Money?). These developments underscore ongoing tensions between accelerating mandatory value-based models and concerns about their real-world impact on healthcare costs and affordability.
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