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Medicare Program; Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model

POLICY & LAWFederal Register·

Takeaway

CMS finalized updates to the mandatory Increasing Organ Transplant Access model for its second performance year, effective July 1, 2026. The model targets kidney-transplant hospital performance, quality and patient experience.

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Final payment-model rule.

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