As more organizations move into downside risk arrangements, the practical questions get harder: how to engage physicians, structure provider arrangements, use data to find opportunity, and manage episodes across the care continuum. Our Downside Risk Bootcamp, presented with Pinnacle Health Consulting and Bass, Berry & Sims, walks through each of these over five sessions beginning October 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM Central. The attached flyer includes dates and topics. Also comi

Published by APM Connect 10/1/2026 TEAM hospitals move into downside risk in January, and CJR-X is on the way. The surgeons already know gainsharing is allowed, and many are asking for it. Kevin Lieb of Physician Alignment Solutions and Candice Morton of UNC Health walked APM Connect members through what it takes to put a shared savings arrangement in place: the legal structure, how the money flows, how to pick collaborators, and where programs get stuck. What we covered: A s

Published by APMConnect Sept 2026 Year one of the Transforming Episode Accountability Model is upside only. That changes in January 2027, and the health systems building TEAM programs right now are doing it against that clock. The population health team at Mass General Brigham spent this session showing APM Connect members what their program actually looks like in operation: how patients get identified, who touches them before and after surgery, and which post-acute habits ar

Published by APM Connect | August 2026

Published on APM Connect | August 2026 The CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, released July 16, 2026, includes some of the most consequential proposed modifications to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) in recent years. While some changes take effect as early as January 2027, others (particularly the benchmark recalibration) will reshape the financial landscape for ACOs into the next decade. Taken together, the proposals reflect CMS's intent to s