Modern Healthcare October 6, 2018
Gina Intinarelli is a true believer in the impact of value-based payment models. She has seen them improve the quality of care for patients while reducing spending. However, just days after the launch of a new federal bundled-payment effort, she worries that her employer, UCSF Medical Center in California, may have to walk away.
The reason: The program is structured in such a way that UCSF is starting out more than $1 million in the hole.
March 12 : Application period closed
March-August : Applicant screening period
July: Participants reviewed CMS’ program agreement
Oct. 1 : First cohort starts
March 2019 : Participants can exit program
Spring 2019: Next application period opens
January 2020 : Second cohort begins
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