Proposed Cardiac Pay Bundle Would Help Doctors, But Hospitals Are Wary Of It

CMS' proposal to count bundled pay models as alternative pay models would help specialists earn more money under the Medicare pay system the agency is developing, but hospitals are wary of the mandatory pay bundle. Although trade groups representing doctors and hospitals both said they would prefer a voluntary pay bundle, hospitals reacted more negatively to the proposal than did physicians. The pay bundle that CMS proposed Monday (July 25) applies to hospitals in Medicare Part A. CMS proposes to...