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Joint Replacement Spending Leads To Its Guinea Pig Status

HHAs won’t always be the right fit for CJR patients. Why is Medicare focusing its first mandatory hospital-post-acute bundling demonstration on lower extremity joint replacement? Just take a look at the stats. Absolute spending: “Hip and knee replacements are the most common inpatient surgery for Medicare beneficiaries and can require lengthy recovery and rehabilitation periods,” the Centers for Medicare & [...]
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