Healthcare Cost Trends
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CMS is signaling a renewed push toward mandatory specialty bundles under the Trump administration, with the proposed CJR-X / expanded joint replacement model drawing provider, ASC, and advisor attention as a test of whether episode-based payment can curb implant, post-acute, and site-of-care costs without eroding outcomes (AAPC; Forvis Mazars). At the same time, the cost-containment agenda is broadening beyond Medicare episodes: CMS extended the GENEROUS Medicaid drug-pricing model deadline amid manufacturer interest, while the final Medicare Advantage rate notice came in
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