Capitation is a payment arrangement for health care service providers. Stay up to date on this and other payment delivery models on the AMA.
Transition from Resident to Attending
You need a job, and you have to choose between fee-for-service, capitation and direct primary care. Learn which can work best for you.
Payment & Delivery Models
Learn how trends in doctor participation in ACOs, medical homes and alternative payment methods differ by practice ownership and physician specialty.
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The plans would allow physicians to “focus on the patients in front of them rather than the paperwork we send them,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.
The devil is in the details on how a proposed agreement assigns patients, evaluates physician performance and calculates payment.
Claims Processing
Physicians thinking about transitioning from fee-for-service payment to risk-based reimbursement can evaluate options to make an educated choice.