The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced a new form of bundled payment for lower extremity joint replacement, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. Under CJR, hospitals are accountable for the quality and cost of the…

Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) collect various quality and performance measures on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. CMS analyzes this massive collection of information and assigns from 1 star to 5 stars to each…