CMS Extends CJR Model for Another Three Performance Years with Changes
By EsqSocial Corporation 11/05/21
On April 29, 2021, CMS issued a final rule extending the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) bundled-payment model for an additional three performance years (the Final Rule). Originally slated to end September 30, 2021, the CJR program will now extend through December 31, 2024. The Final Rule also makes a number of changes to the program moving forward, including broadening the scope of a CJR episode to include lower extremity joint replacement procedures performed in the hospital...
By: King & Spalding