Tag Archives: Payment models

A Look at the Progression of Value-Based Payment Models

For those in the value-based world, we have been on this journey for years. And we have witnessed and participated in CMS and CMMI creating and implementing various models.  Undoubtedly, some have been more successful than others, and there has been an ongoing debate concerning the impact on value-based payment models. Two of the major concerns that have… Read More »

Does the Employer-Provider Direct Payment Program Lower Episode Costs?

Bundled payments for episodes of services such as joint replacements are not a new concept. Throughout the years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have experimented with Bundled Payment Programs with limited success. After factoring in bonus payments to providers, the net savings to Medicare has been minimal, and on the positive side, there is no… Read More »