Discover how capitation payments influence healthcare costs and services. Learn about fixed monthly payments for providers ...

This DataWatch examines an outpatient capitated payment system, in the state of Oregon, designed to enhance community services for persons with chronic mental illness who had repeatedly been ...

A new capitated payment model in Hawaii shifts primary care physicians away from fee-for-service reimbursement. A capitation-based primary care payment system in Hawaii improved quality of care, new ...

Separate research by Blue Shield Blue Cross analyzing a large sample of claims further supports the advantages of doula involvement, especially for those at higher risk for maternal health ...

For decades, health care executives and policy makers have voiced the need for the health care industry to reward value over volume. While there have been promising alternative payment pilots, a vast ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with ...

Many healthcare delivery organizations have adopted some form of value-based payment model in recent years, shifting the healthcare focus from quantity of services to quality of outcomes. In a ...

At the heart of the problem in healthcare today is the nation’s current payment methodology, called fee-for-service. In the United States, patients aren’t getting what they pay for. Not even close.

Capitation works well only when it involves a single capitated entity providing a specific type of service to patients. Primary care physicians are capitated only for primary care services, for ...