CMS: Medicare Program; Changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model (CJR): Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Policy for the CJR Model

Final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalizing a policy to provide flexibility in the determination of episode spending for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model (CJR) participant hospitals located in areas impacted by extreme and uncontrollable circumstances for performance years 3 through 5, such as the hurricanes and wild fires in Fall 2017.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news