Bundled Payments Could Impact Higher Risk Patients.

The article focuses on the study by doctor L. Scott Levin which calls to address the potential impact of the transition of the healthcare system to a bundled payments model. The paper titled "How will financial incentives to provide total hip arthroplasty (THA) for more complex patients change with bundled payments?" was presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting. It adds that the health care access can be reduced by a "flat rate" bundled payment system.