# Medicare Program; Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model for Acute Care Hospitals Furnishing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Services
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2015-11-24 · Effective 2016-01-15 · 80 FR 73274
## Document
- **Document number:** 2015-29438
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 80 FR 73274
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 510
- **Publication date:** 2015-11-24
- **Effective date:** 2016-01-15
- **HHS docket:** CMS-5516-F
## Abstract

This final rule implements a new Medicare Part A and B payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act, called the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, in which acute care hospitals in certain selected geographic areas will receive retrospective bundled payments for episodes of care for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) or reattachment of a lower extremity. All related care within 90 days of hospital discharge from the joint replacement procedure will be included in the episode of care. We believe this model will further our goals in improving the efficiency and quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries with these common medical procedures.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/24/2015-29438/medicare-program-comprehensive-care-for-joint-replacement-payment-model-for-acute-care-hospitals)
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