title: New Jersey experiment. Eight hospitals will participate in CMS 'gainsharing' project, in which doctors can earn bonuses of up to 25% on Medicare fees.
abstract: A CMS project will let doctors earn bonuses for helping hospitals cut inpatient costs, using software designed by Michael Kalison, left. But not everyone is excited about the plan, including U.S. Rep. Pete Stark, the California Democrat who championed the physician self-referral legislation the CMS is waiving for the program.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D015442:Medicare Assignment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009515:New Jersey; D010816:Physician Incentive Plans / Q000191:economics*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States