Current cost measure activities 

CMS works with contractors to develop the methods for analyzing costs in episode-based cost measures and to seek input during the cost measure development process. Learn more about the current and ongoing cost measure activities below from:

Wave 6 continued and Wave 7 cost measure development (2025-2026)

• Summary of Wave 6 Workgroup Meetings (ZIP (ZIP)) contains a high-level summary for the measure-specific workgroup meetings held in 7/2025.
• Summary of Wave 6 Workgroup Meetings (ZIP) contains a high-level summary for the measure-specific workgroup meetings held in 9/2025 and 10/2025.
• Wave 6 Measure-Specific Workgroup Composition List (PDF) is the list of members of the measure-specific workgroups that met beginning in 7/2025 to give detailed clinical input on the measure specifications for the episode groups continuing development in Wave 6.
• Summary of Wave 7 Workgroup Meeting (PDF) contains a high-level summary for the measure-specific workgroup meeting held in 7/2025.
• Wave 7 Measure-Specific Workgroup Composition List (PDF) is the list of members of the measure-specific workgroups that met beginning in 7/2025 to give detailed clinical input on the measure specifications for the episode groups being developed in Wave 7.