THE NEXT DECADE OF HEALTH SPENDING – AFFORDABILITY AND VALUE Health care spending in the United States is a hot topic with policymakers, industry leaders, employers, and even consumers. The Unites States spends almost twice as much per capita on health care and has the poorest outcomes compared to other wealthy countries. The United States’…

CMS has proposed expanding the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model nationwide, marking a major step toward broader adoption of value-based payment models.

Beginning October 1, 2027, the revised and expanded model CJR-X, would be required for most hospitals, making it the first mandatory, nationwide test of an episode-based payment model.