Comment on CMS-2026-1256-0002

Summary: Summit Surgical Hospital, a physician-owned facility, supports CMS's consideration of policies that allow physician-owned hospitals to participate fully in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). The hospital specifically requests that CMS provide waivers to allow these facilities to expand capacity, arguing that such flexibility is necessary to meet patient demand and properly evaluate the performance of physician-led care in value-based models.