CMS Proposes To Count Cardiac Pay Model, Joint-Replacement & Other Bundled Pay Demos As APMs

CMS officials proposed Monday (July 25) a cardiac bundled pay demonstration that would count as an alternative pay model that receives a 5 percent pay bonus under the upcoming physician pay system, and they're proposing to also let other bundled-pay models qualify. Providers are happy that CMS is expanding the types of pay models that count as alternative pay models, according to Premier. “The bundled payment models proposed in today’s rule -- as well as the Comprehensive Care for Joint...