OMB Reviews Rule To Shrink CCJR, Cancel Other Mandatory Demos

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Thursday (Nov. 2) began reviewing a final rule that would shrink the mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement demonstration and cancel the Episode Payment Models and Cardiac Rehabilitation incentive models. CMS in August proposed to essentially halve the number of geographic areas participating in the CMS innovation center's first mandatory demonstration, CCJR, and to make the model voluntary for providers in the remaining areas. The agency also proposed canceling the other...