CHA has prepared the attached first-glance summary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule implementing the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) payment model. As noted when the rule was issued, CMS has finalized the start date for this program to April 1, 2016, a slight delay from the proposed start date of Jan. 1, 2016. The model will require participation from inpatient prospective payment system hospitals in three California metropolitan statistical areas, as proposed.
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