Post Author: AMA Committee on Economics and Quality in Medicine, Medical Student Section
The AMA Committee on Economics and Quality in Medicine, Medical Student Section contributors include Daniel Johnson, Kendall Jackson, MD, Ashwin Varma, Davis Giffin, Dhiresh Bandaru, Anuradha Haridhas, Aditya Gunturi, Jordan Pemberton, Aman Singh, and Diana Hla, MD.
The AMA Committee on Economics and Quality in Medicine, Medical Student Section contributors include Daniel Johnson, Kendall Jackson, MD, Ashwin Varma, Davis Giffin, Dhiresh Bandaru, Anuradha Haridhas, Aditya Gunturi, Jordan Pemberton, Aman Singh, and Diana Hla, MD.
Imagine going to a restaurant where, instead of being charged separately for your appetizer, main course, and dessert, you pay a fixed price for the entire meal. That’s the idea behind a bundled payment plan in health care. Instead of billing patients and insurers for every individual test, treatment, or doctor’s visit during a medical episode—like a knee replacement—providers receive a single, comprehensive payment for all services related to a …
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