Urdapilleta, OswaldoWeinberg, DanielPedersen, SarahKim, GeenaCannon-Jones, StephanieWoodward, Jenine2019-07-092019-03-212013-05-31http://hdl.handle.net/11603/13114Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesIn June 2009, IMPAQ International LLC, with its partner, The Hilltop Institute, was awarded a contract to conduct an evaluation of the Medicare Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration. A three-year demonstration project funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the ACE Demonstration used a global payment for a single episode of care as an alternative approach to payment for service delivery under traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS). This report presents the findings of the evaluation of a bundled payment demonstration for selected cardiovascular and orthopedic procedures, which was implemented at five sites in four states.302 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.The Medicare Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstrationglobal payment for a single episode of careText