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Medicare Advantage remains the dominant payer-market pressure point: CMS’s 2027 MA final rule under the Trump administration is simultaneously tightening some beneficiary protections while rolling back others, creating new uncertainty for plans, provider networks, and VBC contracts tied to star ratings, supplemental benefits, and utilization management (KFF). At the same time, MA network disruptions and forced disenrollment concerns are intensifying provider access risk for retirees, which could weaken care continuity and attribution stability for risk-bearing groups.
In parallel, evidence from the Oncology Care Model shows reduced chemotherapy use and lower Medicare spending for poor-prognosis cancers, reinforcing CMMI’s broader case for specialty-focused episode/payment models that curb low-value care while preserving quality (AJMC
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