Bundled Payments Out in the Cold? Another Delay for Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

By Kristen McDermott Woodrum and Katy Appleby on April 12, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

This most recent delay raises questions concerning how the Trump administration intends to implement value-based payment in the Medicare program. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed again the implementation date of its final rule mandating hospital participation in two new cardiac episode-based payment models (EPMs) and an expansion of the Comprehensive … Continue Reading

CMS Finalizes Mandatory Cardiac and Joint Bundles … But Their Future is Uncertain

By Kristen McDermott Woodrum and Katy Appleby on January 17, 2017 Posted in Uncategorized

When Tom Price assumes the top post at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) later this month (subject to Senate confirmation), the ink will barely be dry on a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) mandating hospital participation in two new cardiac episode-based payment models (EPMs) and an … Continue Reading

Year of the Bundle: CMS Proposes New Mandatory Cardiac Bundles and Expansion of CCJR

By Kristen McDermott Woodrum and Greg Fosheim on August 16, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized

CMS is building momentum with its bundled payment programs and upping the stakes for hospitals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published a proposed rule that furthers the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ goal to promote cooperative, value-based care and tie at least 50 percent of Medicare payments to quality … Continue Reading