HealthLeaders Media January 22, 2018
CMS recently announced a new version of its bundled payments program, with more incentives to participate. Doctors can qualify for higher payments under MACRA, an advantage for hospitals looking to affiliate with physician groups.
A new bundled payments program should draw more hospitals in with a structure that limits potential financial loss while increasing the potential gains. The program follows promises by the government that it would incentivize both highly efficient and less-efficient providers with its new pricing methodology.
The new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a second-generation version of the BPCI program. BPCI Advanced is a voluntary program that offers a single retrospective bundled payment covering...