Variations In Medicare Inpatient Surgery Payments Strengthen Case For Bundling

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Medicare payments for four common types of inpatient surgery—hip replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, back surgery, and colon removal— and their follow-up care can vary among hospitals by 49 percent to 130 percent. The result is that payments Read More...

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Posted Nov 07 2011, 02:14 PM by Health Affairs Blog