CMS finds 'troubling' implicit bias in 3 payment models
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Models 'should be centered around a single population-based model,' says MedPAC director
In this Viewpoint, Joynt Maddox and colleagues consider how the bundled payment programs from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services require close exa
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule (the Rule) on April 29, 2021 extending and making various revisions to the Comprehensive Care for Joint...
Dive Brief: CMS has finalized a three-year extension to a joint replacement bundled payment model that has driven down the cost of procedures in recent years. The next three-year phase will start on Oct. 1, later than originally planned due to COVID-19 but still earlier than AdvaMed pushed for in feedback to the original draft. Cowen analysts expect orthopaedic device manufacturers to avoid pricing pressure from the initiative and go on to mitigate future downsides by selling more products to each customer. Dive Insight: CMS introduced the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model in 201...