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The Road Ahead: Scaling Care Transformation in Preparation for CJR-X
August 6, 2026
CMS finalized the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Expanded (CJR-X) Model, marking the first nationwide expansion of a mandatory Innovation Center payment model. We take a closer look at the model, challenges facing participants, and priorities for successfully scaling implementation in our latest blog post.

Unlocking the Power of Specialty Engagement in Accountable Care
May 27, 2026
NAACOS outlines best practices and model design principles to help further specialty engagement.

Flawed Benchmark Policy Taxes Accountable Care’s Most Successful Providers
May 6, 2026
NAACOS is asking CMS to reweight the Accountable Care Prospective Trends to zero in 2025 and establish clear, automatic guardrails to prevent massive retrospective losses from projection errors in future years.