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Episode 261

LEAD: What doctors need to know about the new CMS payment model

Dec 19, 2025
19:54

Episode Description

AMA CEO John Whyte, MD, MPH, talks with Abe Sutton, JD, Director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and Deputy Administrator for CMS, and Gary Bacher, JD, Chief Strategy Officer for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called LEAD, and what it means for physicians and patients.

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