AHA provides input to CMS on potential future episode-based payment model
American Hospital Association August 17, 2023
AHA today proposed several recommendations for future episode-based payment models in response to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services request for information to inform potential rulemaking or policies for future bundled payments. Among other comments, AHA said future models should provide transparent, real-time data; be flexible in design, voluntary and adequately long in duration; ensure pricing does not disincentivize efficiency and include guardrails to protect organizations from competing...