Voluntary, Mandatory Models Go Head-to-Head in New Report

by | 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...

A Note from our President: In 2019, Expect Change and Continued Growth

by | 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...