Bundled Payment Primer: SNFs

On April 1,  implementation of the CMS expanded Bundled Payments for Care Improvement demonstration for hip and knee replacement (aka CCJR) begins.  This phase takes the initial voluntary BPCI program and expands the concept on a non-voluntary basis to 67 metropolitan regions.  See my post on the final rule here at http://wp.me/ptUlY-jh.  Effectively,  Medicare reimbursed knee and … Read more