Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Update: Overview of the CMS Final Rule

Author:

Caitlin Lorincz, Jane Metzger

Established under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, the Value-Based Purchase (VBP) program seeks to transition Medicare toward a closer link between payment and quality.  The program will provide hospitals that meet established performance or improvement standards with value-based incentive payments beginning in 2012 (FY 2013).  The launch of the program coincides with a reduction in base operating DRG payments to all subsection (d) hospitals.  This white paper summarizes how the program will work and outlines what it means for hospitals.

NOTE: The content of this report is no longer current. Please see the Hospital Agenda for Accountability report for the most current information.

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