This week Modern Healthcare discusses the outlook of value- based initiatives given the recent postponement of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model pilot. The plan’s viability is seen as uncertain under the new administration, where HHS Secretary Tom Price has been historically vocal about his disapproval. Bundled payment models were an important part of the Affordable Care Act, looking to increase the number of participants in Alternative Payment Models. Now that CMS has postponed the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model pilot, providers and medical billers are left waiting and wondering what the next moves will be.
