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HHS Confirms Launch of New Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

HHS Confirms Launch of New Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

In remarks to the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, HHS Secretary Alex Azar confirmed that new mandatory bundled payment models are coming. During his tenure as Secretary of HHS, Azar has consistently signaled that new, required episode-based payment models are coming, and elaborated on those plans in yesterday’s remarks, saying, “We need results, American patients need change,...

Alternative Payment Models, BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Cancer, Cancer Navigation, CJR Model, OCM, Oncology, Oncology Care Model

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Mandatory Bundled Payments on the Horizon

Mandatory Bundled Payments on the Horizon

Requiring APMs Necessary to Test Efficacy and Spur Reform, Azar Says There are continuing indications that mandatory alternative payment models (APMS), including mandatory bundled payments, are coming. During remarks to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) on September 6, 2018, Alex Azar, secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated,...

Alternative Payment Models, BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Cancer, CJR Model, OCM, Oncology Care Model

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