MedCity News January 22, 2026
Organizations can take steps now, in the early months of the program, to position themselves for success by evaluating past performance, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing episode-driven clinical and operational workflows.
Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), the most expansive mandatory alternative payment model (APM) to come out of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), officially launched on January 1, 2026. It represents a significant shift to bundled payments and offers substantial opportunity to improve care and lower costs. But the potential benefits come with a caveat: analyses show that a majority of hospitals mandated to participate are likely to lose money when downside risk becomes part of the program in 2027 if they don’t make any changes...
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