Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Evaluation Report Released by CMS

In early December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Model Evaluation Report. This report provides the results for the first year of the CJR model extension (performance year six) after significant changes to the CJR model were implemented. According to CMS, the revisions to the CJR model generated net savings of $54.2 million for Medicare in performance year six while maintaining the quality of care for patients.