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CJR-X starts October 2027. The hospitals that win are starting now
CMS has proposed the first nationwide expansion of an episode-based payment model, and by its own account the largest such model in Medicare’s history: a mandatory program covering lower extremity joint replacements (LEJR). It is called CJR-X, short for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded, and if finalized, it would begin October 1, 2027, as … CJR-X starts October 2027. The hospitals that win are starting now
