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The PROMETHEUS Bundled Payment Experiment: Slow Start Shows Problems In Implementing New Payment Models

Hussey, Peter S., Ridgely, M. Susan, Rosenthal, Meredith B.·2011·Health Affairs

Abstract

Fee-for-service payment is blamed for many of the problems observed in the US health care system. One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bundled payment, which provides payment for all of the care a patient needs over the course of a defined clinical episode, instead of paying for each discrete service. We evaluated the initial "road test" of PROMETHEUS Payment, one of several bundled payment pilot projects. The project has faced substantial implementation challenges, and none of the three pilot sites had executed contracts or made bundled payments as of May 2011. The pilots have taken longer to set up than expected, primarily because of the complexity of the payment model and the fact that it builds on the existing fee-for-service payment system and other complexities of health care. Participants continue to see promise and value in the bundled payment model, but the pilot results suggest that the desired benefits of this and other payment reforms may take time and considerable effort to materialize.

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Authors
Hussey, P. S., Ridgely, M. S., & Rosenthal, M. B.
Affiliations
  • RAND Corporation (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Venue
Health Affairs
Published
2011-11
Volume
30
Issue
11
Pages
2116-2124
ISSN
  • 0278-2715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1544-5208
OpenAlex
W2107205633
Cited by
127
References
10
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FWCI
25.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Health Affairs (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Primary Care and Health Outcomes
Keywords
bundled payment, fee-for-service, Affordable Care Act, health care payment reform, pilot project
MeSH terms
Diffusion of Innovation, Pilot Projects, Reimbursement Mechanisms, United States, Episode of Care, Models, Organizational

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