You would owe the most if you have really high health care expenses because you either needed care frequently or you had one really expensive episode of care, like needing surgery. (verywell.com)
In order to encourage integrated working, consideration should be given to moving towards a system in which payments are received, not for single episodes of care, but over the longer term (eg annually or by pathway). (politics.co.uk)
«By focusing on episodes of care and rewarding successful recoveries, bundled payments encourage hospitals to coordinate care to achieve the best outcomes possible for patients,» said HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell in a statement. (fortune.com)