Map Shows 6 States Testing New Medicare Model In 2026

The aim of the model is to reduce spending by cutting back on "wasteful care," some experts have voiced concern that the model may see necessary treatment being denied, potentially harming health outcomes for Medicare recipients. Lauren Nicholas, a health economist and professor in the division of geriatric medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver told Newsweek that most of the selected states "score poorly on avoidable cost and use, according to the Commonwealth Fund, and it would make sense to target areas where reductions in inappropriate service use could be made."