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On Jan. 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary episode-payment program, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced, which allows health care providers to accept risk for the cost of care associated with a clinical episode “based on how successfully they manage resources and total costs.” READ MORE