Medicare Private Sector Initiatives To Bundle Hospital and Physician Payments for an Episode of Care

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government productivity.

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

"Bundling" refers to a pay system in which a single payment is made for a group of services related to an episode of care

Correspondence examining use of "bundling" of hospital and physician payments in private sector to determine possible Medicare adoption of bundling to lower costs and improve efficiency

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Microfiche version United States. Government Accountability Office. Medicare:. 2011 J942-65

Publisher Number:

CMP-2011-GAO-0061

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