Medicare’s New Bundled Payments: Design, Strategy, and Evolution

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasingly paying for health care through alternative payment models (APMs) that reward value and quality. Currently, more than 20% of Medicare fee-for-service payments flow through APMs, putting the Administration's goals of 30% by 2016 and...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 315; no. 2; pp. 131 - 132
Main Authors Press, Matthew J, Rajkumar, Rahul, Conway, Patrick H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 12.01.2016
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Accountable Care Organizations - economics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.) - economics
Episode of Care
Government agencies
Medicare
Medicare - economics
Payment systems
Reimbursement, Incentive
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is increasingly paying for health care through alternative payment models (APMs) that reward value and quality. Currently, more than 20% of Medicare fee-for-service payments flow through APMs, putting the Administration's goals of 30% by 2016 and 50% by 2018 within reach. These APMs include accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and advanced primary care medical homes. Press et al discuss the role of bundled payments.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2015.18161