The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of hospitals which will be required to participate in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) bundled payment model starting January 1, 2026. The CMS list includes 743 hospitals across 187 Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs), with skilled nursing facility care, home health services, and hospice included as part of the bundle.

The program, which was finalized in August, is a five-year mandatory model (January 2026 and end in December 2030) to incentivize coordination among surgical care providers as well as the services provided in the 30 days following surgery. TEAM would initially focus on lower extremity joint replacement, surgical hip and femur fracture treatment, spinal fusion, coronary artery bypass graft, and major bowel procedure.

LeadingAge expects TEAM to impact care delivery patterns and expectations of post-acute care providers. More information on the model can be found here and the full list of hospitals required to participate is available in the downloads section of the page.