The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended bundled pricing for hip and knee replacements for three years.
The final rule, published in the Federal Register, extends the “Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement” cost-bundling program through Dec. 21, 2024. The cost-cutting program began in January 2016, when CMS required all hospitals in 67 geographic areas to accept bundled payments for hip and knee replacements from hospital admission to 90 days after discharge.
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