Fierce Health Payers July 23, 2019
Bundled payments are not popular among smaller, less profitable hospitals.
Hospitals signing up for bundled payment options tend to be larger and better resourced than hospitals that are not enrolling, according to a new study published in JAMA.
Bundled payments are a value-based payment option in which providers are reimbursed based on expected costs for a clinically-defined episode of care, such as all services tied to a surgery, as a strategy for reducing healthcare costs. Typically, a bundle includes all the costs related to hospitalization through 90 days after discharge.
Several initiatives have been rolled out by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in an effort to move providers toward value-based payment models. The Bundled Payments for Care...
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