Variation in expenditure for common, high cost surgical procedures in a working age population: implications for reimbursement reform

• Main Authors: W. Wynn-Jones (Author), T. P. Koehlmoos (Author), C. Tompkins (Author), A. Navathe (Author), S. Lipsitz (Author), N. K. Kwon (Author), P. A. Learn (Author), C. Madsen (Author), A. Schoenfeld (Author), J. S. Weissman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the move toward value-based care, bundled payments are believed to reduce waste and improve coordination. Some commercial insurers have addressed this through the use of bundled payment, the provision of one fee for all care associated with a given index procedure. This system...