by MedBen Analytics | May 7, 2019 | Bundled Payments, CMS, Health and Human Services (HHS), Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, Seema Verma, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has indicated that it expects to move away from voluntary value-based payment models. In recent remarks, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma said, “Looking forward, you...
by MedBen Analytics | Jan 29, 2019 | Alex Azar, Bundled Payments, CJR, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Health and Human Services (HHS), Kurt Harden, Mandatory Participation, Reports, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) compares voluntary and mandatory bundled payment models, and may offer a hint as to which one comes out ahead. The GAO examined six Medicare episode-based payment models that were in place in early 2018, the...
by MedBen Analytics | Jan 1, 2019 | Alex Azar, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Health and Human Services (HHS), Kurt Harden, Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, President's Note, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
Happy New Year from the MedBen Analytics team, as well as everyone else at MedBen! I hope that 2019 brings you good health and prosperity. As the old song (sort of) goes, what a difference a year makes! In January 2018, I wrote about how the cancellation of several...
by MedBen Analytics | Nov 19, 2018 | Alex Azar, Bundled Payments, Health and Human Services (HHS), Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics
In a surprising move, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it may still implement mandatory bundled payment models… including several initiatives that were cancelled last year. Speaking at the Patient-Centered Primary Care...
