Most respondents treated under Medicare bundled payment programs reported positive perceptions of care quality. While respondents participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative were significantly less likely to report favorable feedback on several measures, differences were small in magnitude.
BPCI respondents were 1.90 percentage points less likely to indicate that they were “quite a bit” or “extremely” satisfied with their overall recovery since leaving the hospital than were comparison respondents, at 70.31 for the BPCI group versus 72.21 for the comparison group. However, the BPCI survey respondents reported the same functional status months after . . .