Most hospitals involved in Medicare's new hip and knee replacement model will suffer penalties if they fail to reduce care costs, according to a new analysis from Avalere Health.
"Historically, hospitals focused on what's happening within the four walls of their institution," said Josh Seidman of Avalere Health, but much of patients' costs occur after a procedure is completed and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recognizes this.
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