biostudies-literatureUnknown5(12)Hammond G<h4>Importance</h4>The Medicare alternative payment models are designed to incentivize cost reduction and quality improvement, but there are no requirements established for evaluating the outcomes of the Medicare populations.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether participation in the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) program was associated with narrowing or widening of Black and White racial inequities in outcomes and access.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Retrospective cohort alternative payment models on equity and quality for disadvantaged populations were studied between April 6, 2021, and August 28, 2022, in US hospitals. Black and White Medicare beneficiaries admitted for any of the 29 inpatient conditions in the BPCI-A program between January 1JAMA network opene2244959https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9855294biostudies-literatureChanges in Racial Equity Associated With Participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program.PMC9855294Joynt Maddox KEZheng JEpstein AMHammond GOrav EJfalseChanges in Racial Equity Associated With Participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Program.<h4>Importance</h4>The Medicare alternative payment models are designed to incentivize cost reduction and quality improvement, but there are no requirements established for evaluating the outcomes of the Medicare populations.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether participation in the Medicare Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI-A) program was associated with narrowing or widening of Black and White racial inequities in outcomes and access.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>Retrospective cohort alternative payment models on equity and quality for disadvantaged populations were studied between April 6, 2021, and August 28, 2022, in US hospitals. Black and White Medicare beneficiaries admitted for any of the 29 inpatient conditions in the BPCI-A program between January 12022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-06T19:17:10.229Z2025-04-06T19:17:10.229ZS-EPMC98552943646931810.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44959