1st Mandated Payment Model Hits Orthopedics

Published: March 29, 2016, 4:10 p.m.

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\\u201cDon\\u2019t worry,\\u201d says one Wall Street analyst to hip and knee makers about Medicare\\u2019s new joint replacement payment model. The CJR payment model kicks in on April Fool\\u2019s Day and hospitals will be holding the risk bag over surgical outcomes. Will device makers share in the risk? Probably not. Here\\u2019s why.

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