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CMS under the Trump administration is tightening the strategic crossroads between Medicare Advantage payment integrity and accountable care: proposed CY 2027 MSSP changes could materially alter ACO benchmarks, shared savings math, and forecasting, while new scrutiny of MA coding intensity reinforces a broader federal push to recalibrate risk-adjusted payments across managed Medicare. At the same time, ACO REACH’s reported $988 million in 2024 Medicare savings before its scheduled sunset strengthens the case for retaining or redesigning advanced risk models, creating a tension for ACOs, physician enablement companies, and payers between model discontinuity and evidence of measurable Trust Fund savings. VBC leaders should treat this as a portfolio-planning moment—stress-testing MSSP economics, preparing for digital quality measurement, and watching whether CMS/CMMI converts ACO REACH results into a successor pathway for high-risk population-based payment (ACO REACH savings; MSSP proposed rule analysis).
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