title: Managing costs and care. Medicare bundled pricing CABG demo is catching on fast.
abstract: After two years of experimenting, hospitals and physicians participating in the Medicare bundled-payment CABG project are enthusiastic. Their effort may offer a model for future collaboration.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blankenau
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000458:organization & administration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States