A study in Health Affairs reviews the state of research of bundled payments.
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An evaluation of the first two years of the mandatory joint replacement episode payment program in Medicare found minor spending reductions and no effect on quality.
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The Lewin Group issues the final five-year evaluation of CMS' Medicare bundled payment initiative.
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Two studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association discuss results from the first year of the Medicare joint replacement bundled payment demonstration.
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NEJM carries an evaluation of Medicare's bundled payment project, which shows little impact on much of anything.
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A test of pregnancy episode payments in Arkansas finds a modest reduction in spending and a slight improvement in quality.
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A Lewin Group report provides an update on results from the CMS bundled payment initiative.
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A study at a single hospital examined whether an intensive bundled payment effort would reduce readmissions for COPD patients. Despite the intervention, readmission rates were no different for the bundled payment patients, and while there were slight cost savings, they likely were outweighed by the cost of the intervention.
http://www.atsjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201610-775BCThe Altarum Institute issues a report on the impact of bundled payment methods on volume of services.
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An initial analysis of the CMS initiative to bundle payments for knee and hip replacements finds it lowered costs while quality did not change.
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A PWC Health Research Institute brief examines various forms of provider payment reforms.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been experimenting with bundled payments and releases an initial evaluation conducted by the Lewin Group.
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A brief from the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation suggests that the growth of bundled payment and similar reimbursement methods may threaten innovation, i.e., product company profits.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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