Published by APM Connect | 10/7/2026 ASM CMS Office Hours clarified portal onboarding, participant responsibilities, reporting requirements, and unresolved policy questions for the 2027 model start. Portal Onboarding ASM-selected physicians must register individually through the CMS Enterprise Portal to confirm contact information, complete required onboarding activities, and gain access to the data, tools, and resources needed to succeed in the model. Registration should oc

Published on APM Connect | August 2026 If you run an acute care hospital that performs hip and knee replacements, you need to know about CJR-X. Starting January 1, 2028, virtually every eligible acute care hospital in the country will be required to participate in a new bundled payment model for lower extremity joint replacement with immediate downside risk. This is not a voluntary pilot. It is not limited to select geographies. It is a mandatory, national, permanent program

CMS determines ASM participant eligibility using the following criteria. A clinician must meet all four to be subject to mandatory participation in a given performance ye

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