Project Code: CMS-USA-3
| Project Title | Patterns and Takeaways from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Bundled Payment Data |
|---|---|
| Project Summary | Work with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMS Innovation Center) team in assessing current and prior results from bundled payment initiatives in order to inform future projects. |
| Country | United States |
| Agency | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid |
| DoS Office | N/A |
| Post | N/A |
| Section | N/A |
| Number of Interns | 1 |
The student intern will work alongside Innovation Center staff in reviewing information and results learned to-date, as well as planning for future initiatives. Through this project, the intern will gain an in-depth understanding of Medicare payment issues, claims data, evaluation methods, bundled payment methodologies, and how innovation within government happens.
The project will entail the following types of tasks:
- Search peer-reviewed literature to compile studies regarding Innovation Center bundled payment initiatives and other similar programs
- Study financial results from models such as Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced in order to discern patterns
- Review available evaluation data and results from the independent evaluations of bundled payment models.
- Conduct quantitative analyses using Medicare claims data (SAS or Stata preferred) in order to investigate trends and inform recommendations on methodology, pricing, and quality measures for future initiative
| Skill(s) |
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| Analytical writing |
| Data analysis |
| Economic analysis |
| Research |
| Writing |
For more information about CMS' bundled payment initiatives, see the Innovation Center website at https://innovation.cms.gov/.