CMS is making big changes to Medicare. On March 12, the agency announced it’s shutting down four payment models by 2025—Maryland Total Cost of Care, Primary Care First, End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices, and Making Care Primary. The reason? They failed to cut costs, improve quality, or streamline operations. CMS wants to refocus on prevention, patient empowerment, and competition. Additionally, two proposed programs—the Medicare $2 Drug List and Accelerating Clinical Evidence—were scrapped after a January executive order eliminated legal backing for them.