Virgil Dickson, Modern Healthcare
Research on the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative is inconclusive and the cost and care value of BPCI remains unclear. Providers’ voluntary participation and multitude of options makes it difficult to measure outcomes.
Christina Mattina, AJMC Managed Markets Network
At the AMCP 2017 Nexus meeting, a public policy expert argued that despite all of the news surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the US healthcare system may not see fundamental changes anytime soon.
John Wilkerson, Inside Health Policy
The final rule maintains regulations on bundled pay demonstrations for cardiac and joint replacement services while also creating three new models and expanding the existing orthopedic program. CMS’ direction may change with the incoming Trump administration.
Michelle M. Stein, Inside Health Policy
The chronic care discussion draft proposes a variety of reforms and balances some of the CBO’s concerns with those of political parties and special interests. The Bipartisan Policy Center and National Coalition on Health Care see this as an opportunity to produce constructive solutions to health care affordability challenges.
Senate HELP Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security Hearing
