January 8, 2025
Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 10:00 a.m.
Nearly 40 hospitals in Massachusetts are required to participate in the five-year "bundled payment" program starting on Jan. 1, 2026. The model will affect payments for five surgical procedures, including lower extremity joint replacements and spinal fusions. MHA says the program looks to "improve the quality of care while reducing Medicare spending for beneficiaries undergoing these high-expenditure, high-volume surgical procedures, which together account for more than 11% of inpatient prospective payment system payments."
