Under The Bundled Umbrella: The New Financing Models Shaping Health Care

Under The Bundled Umbrella: The New Financing Models Shaping Health Care As the country pushes to control health care costs under the increasing costs of treatment, we are seeing a wider adoption of a broader spectrum of financial models and a move away from traditional fee-for-service (FFS) models. New financing models include bundled rates, episode-based payments, case rates, global payments, and capitation models, along with a wide range of pay-for-performance initiatives. All of these financial models have one thing in common – they promote greater care coordination for patients. Last month, we discussed how these changes . . .