Some of the most common surgeries that Medicare beneficiaries receive are hip and knee replacements. In 2013, there were more than 400,000 inpatient primary procedures, costing Medicare more than $7 billion for hospitalizations alone. Medicare spends
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Filed under: Medicare, Hospitals, Population Health, Featured, Payment Policy, Costs and Spending, CMS, Catalyst for Payment Reform, Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement, hip replacement, Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute, knee replacement