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CMS’s release of 2024 ACO REACH results intensified the near-term VBC transition question: the model produced $988 million in Medicare net savings before its scheduled sunset, with participants such as agilon reporting sizable gross savings, reinforcing demand for a successor pathway rather than a hard stop (Healthcare Dive). At the same time, the Trump administration’s CMS is signaling a broader Medicare payment reset—expanding ACO participation, moving away from MIPS, and advancing next-generation models such as LEAD ACO and CJR-X—creating both upside for organizations ready for downside-risk/population health infrastructure and uncertainty over benchmarking, governance, and Trust Fund accounting (Fierce Healthcare.

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