Navigating CMS’s TEAM Model
September 16, 2025
A Strategic Guide for Hospital and Health System Leaders
Background and History: The Road to TEAM
The TEAM model is not an isolated initiative but rather the latest phase in CMS’s longstanding push toward value-based care and alternative payment models (APMs). Over the past decade, bundled payment programs have served as a bridge between fee-for-service and population health, incentivizing providers to deliver more coordinated, efficient, and high-quality care within defined episodes. The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative launched in 2013 as a voluntary model, followed by BPCI-Advanced and the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, which tested mandatory participation in select regions
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