3 takeaways from the AAOS about bundled payments for joint replacements

3 Takeaways from the Annual Meeting of AAOS (by Arundhati Parmar at MDDIonline)

How is bundled payment in joint replacement going to affect device makers? At AAOS, some conclusions could be reached.

A sea change is occurring in the way joint replacement surgery is performed and reimbursed in the U.S. On April 1, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model that by which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pay hospitals in 67 metropolitan statistical areas a fixed amount for the entire episode of joint replacement that stretches from 72 hours prior to surgery through 9...