Start Date Set For Bundling, Gainsharing Program For Hip, Knee Implants
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CMS gave hospitals and other providers more time to prepare for an expanding bundled payment program targeting hip and knee implant procedures, moving a proposed Jan. 1 start date to April.
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