CMS proposed Monday a new mandatory bundled payment program for heart attacks and bypass surgeries. The proposed rule also includes an expansion of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model ...

CMS has released the second annual evaluation report for Models 2-4 of the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. The report, prepared by The Lewin Group, includes both retrospective and ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reporting high interest in the new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model that appears to be moving forward despite a request by the ...

JAMA published a study showing bundled payments yielded significant savings for patients undergoing joint replacement surgeries. Despite the savings, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead HHS, ...

A new study published in JAMA Health Forum found that bundled payment programs for outpatient spine surgery significantly reduced healthcare costs and lowered readmission rates among Medicare ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has just announced the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative. On August 23, 2011, CMS invited providers to apply to help test and develop four ...

CMS has finalized a 2.6% payment increase for inpatient services, boosted DSH payments, established new interoperability rules for prior authorization, and confirmed the launch of a controversial ...

In this voluntary bundled payment arrangement, participating hospitals select from 48 clinical episodes, including the inpatient stay plus all related services up to 30, 60, or 90 days after hospital ...

Bundled payment models can push Medicare and health system costs down considerably without sacrificing quality of care, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...