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Performance of Physician Groups and Hospitals Participating in Bundled Payments Among Medicare Beneficiaries

This cohort study and difference-in-differences analysis of PGPs and hospital participation in BPCI found that bundled payments were associated with cost savings for surgical episodes for PGPs, and savings for both surgical and medical episodes for hospitals. Policy makers should consider the comparative performance of participant types when designing and evaluating bundled payment models.

The Path Ahead for Bundled Payments

This article discusses where bundled payment policy currently stands and what is likely ahead given trends over the last decade. 

Early Findings From Medicare’s End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices Model

This work examines Medicare's End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices (ETC) Model and reviews the efficacy of this model as policy implementation. 

Medicare’s Bundled Payment Models

A comment and response dialoguing with a recently published viewpoint suggesting that bundled payments represent a promising part of payment reform.

Comparison of Low-Value Services Among Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries

The study results suggest that low-value care is less common in Medicare Advantage than Traditional Medicare, with elements of insurance design present in Medicare Advantage associated with fewer low-value services.

Selection and Causal Effects in Voluntary Programs: Bundled Payments in Medicare

Characteristics, Utilization, and Concentration of Outpatient Care for Dual-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries

The Proportion of Marginalized Individuals in US Communities and Hospital Participation in Bundled Payments

Value-Based Payment Models In The Commercial Insurance Sector: A Systematic Review

The Effect Of Clinician Feedback Interventions On Opioid Prescribing