Anthem BCBS Enters Bundled Rate Agreements With Two Wisconsin Surgical Organizations

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has entered into "bundled payment" arrangements for select surgical procedures at the Orthopedic & Sports Institute of the Fox Valley in Appleton, Wisconsin and at Manitowoc Surgery Center in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. For both organizations, the bundled payment applies to total knee replacements. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced the new arrangements on June 27, 2012.  John Foley, regional vice president of Provider Engagement and Contracting for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin said under the bundled payment structure, any additional medical services are needed within 90 days of the surgery to . . .