On January 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their launch of a new voluntary bundled payment model called the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced. BPCI Advanced will test a new iteration of bundled payments for 32 clinical episodes initially (29 Inpatient Clinical Episodes and 3 Outpatient Clinical Episodes) and will qualify as an advanced alternative payment model (APM) under the quality payment program (QPP). Participants can earn additional payment if all expenditures for a beneficiary’s episode of care are under a spending target that factors in quality.

The Model Performance Period for BPCI Advanced begins on October 1, 2018, and runs through December 31, 2023. For additional information about the model, including the Request for Applications document, application template, etc., visit the BPCI Advanced web page. Applications must be submitted via the application portal. The application portal will close on March 12, 2018.

An open door forum, BPCI Advanced – Model Overview and Application Process, has been scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2018, from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST. Registration is now open.