Racial Disparities in Total Joint Arthroplasty Bundled Payment Data
Race was not associated with high-cost outliers but was linked to higher emergency department return and readmission rates. No significant difference in total adjusted cost was found between Black and White patients, though costs trended higher in the Black patients. Highlighting racial disparities in bundled payment models can help health-care stakeholders strive toward equity. Further research with larger populations is necessary to examine whether these models widen racial disparities in TJA.
Authors
- Malcolm R. DeBaun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4391-5708)
- Bruno Valan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6588-7056)
- Thorsten M. Seyler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1157-132X)
- Christian A. Péan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7445-1152)
- Kaitlyn Rodriguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4836-9467)
- Sara Holleran
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101705
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Arthrex