Spillover Effects of Medicare's Voluntary Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement Surgery to Patients Insured by Commercial Health Plans.

CONCLUSION: Participation in BPCI was associated with modest spillovers in episode savings. Bundled payments may prompt hospitals to implement broad care redesign that produces benefits regardless of insurance coverage.
PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - December 22, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Navathe AS, Liao JM, Linn KA, Zhang Y, Mishra A, Wang R, Dinh CT, Zhu J, Cousins DS, Lindner J, Emanuel EJ Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research