While newly-proposed changes to bundled payment programs linked to orthopedic and cardiovascular procedures from the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) may signal a step away from mandatory value-based payment models, medtech companies say such models will continue to improve efficiencies in costs and patient care.
CMS on Aug. 15 proposed rules to reduce the number of geographic areas participating in its "Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement" (CJR) payment program, and would...