CMS Delays Start of Cardiac Bundled Payment Initiative
Expansion of joint replacement program also postponed
CMS has delayed the effective date of two bundled payments initiatives from July 1 to Oct. 1.
In announcing the delay, CMS issued a statement saying that more time was needed to review and prepare for changes in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement pilot and the implementation of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model.
The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program began in April 2016 in 67 metropolitan areas and pays providers a flat fee for all costs of total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery during a 90-day period. The program was scheduled to expand in July to include repairs of hip and femur fractures.
The cardiac bundled payment program is a five-year demonstration project that provides a lump sum payment for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and heart attacks.
In the interim rule, CMS asked for comments on the appropriateness of delaying the implementation of both initiatives until Jan. 1, 2018.
CMS has delayed the effective date of two bundled payments initiatives from July 1 to Oct. 1.
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