Medicare Trying Bundled Payments To Save Money, Improve Care

The new bundling proposal would turn Medicare's payment system on its head. Rather than paying hospitals, doctors, and post-hospital caregivers separately, Medicare would provide a single payment for, say, heart attack care. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/08/23/139892320/medicare-trying-bundled-payments-to-save-money-improve-care?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Aug 23 2011, 03:08 PM by NPR Blogs: Shots - Health Blog