One of the federal government’s key bundled payment programs has resulted in per-episode spending reductions of nearly $1,000, primarily by cutting lengths of stay in nursing homes and other institutional sites of care — but researchers still aren’t sure if the program saves Medicare money on the whole. During the first two years of the […]
Lewin Group
A new report on the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program found that the initiative has actually resulted in Medicare losses, counter to its aims. Under BPCI, providers agree to split a set reimbursement amount for a patient’s single episode of care, with the overall goal of reducing costs across the spectrum. But in […]
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