Risk-Adjusted Bundled Primary Care Payment Cut Spending Growth In Patient-Centered Medical Home Pilot

Risk-adjusted bundled payments for primary care in patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) cut spending at three PCMHs by more than one percent per year over a two-year period compared to traditional primary care practices. Unadjusted PCMH spending dropped by 1.5% in the first year and by 1.8% in the second year among continuously enrolled patients. The findings were reported in “Bending the Cost Curve? Results From a Comprehensive Primary Care Payment Pilot” by Sonal Vats MA; Arlene S. Ash, Ph.D.; and Randall P. Ellis, Ph.D. The researchers sought to understand how bundled payments to . . .