fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs 
often attributive
: separate payment to a health-care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
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Alexander compiled state Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursements for obstetric and gynecologic procedures between 1990 and 2012 and found that in some states, including Alabama, compensation for pregnancy and delivery care actually decreased over that time period.
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TIME, 7 May 2024
The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
The fee-for-service model incentivizes lower staffing.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Today, the widespread prevalence of chronic diseases in 6 out of 10 Americans underlines the limitations of the fee-for-service (FFS) model.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Analyzing the feasibility of improving traditional, fee-for-service Medicare as an alternative to primarily relying on Medicare Advantage, too.
—Mariela Torres Cintrón, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
Managed care organizations tend to have strong protections against fraud and abuse, but the fraudsters apparently detected weakness in the AHCCCS fee-for-service model.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
The paper assumes that providers are paid on a fee-for-service basis, which data on actual paymentssupports as still the dominant payment structure.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Challenges in naïve program design, execution, and the complexities of transitioning from fee-for-service healthcare models contribute to disillusionment.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
TIME, 7 May 2024
The new rule brings sweeping changes to a bevy of Medicaid programs throughout the country, including fee-for-service and managed care delivery systems.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 3 May 2024
The fee-for-service model incentivizes lower staffing.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Today, the widespread prevalence of chronic diseases in 6 out of 10 Americans underlines the limitations of the fee-for-service (FFS) model.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Analyzing the feasibility of improving traditional, fee-for-service Medicare as an alternative to primarily relying on Medicare Advantage, too.
—Mariela Torres Cintrón, STAT, 21 Feb. 2024
Managed care organizations tend to have strong protections against fraud and abuse, but the fraudsters apparently detected weakness in the AHCCCS fee-for-service model.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
The paper assumes that providers are paid on a fee-for-service basis, which data on actual paymentssupports as still the dominant payment structure.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Challenges in naïve program design, execution, and the complexities of transitioning from fee-for-service healthcare models contribute to disillusionment.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
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fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs
: separate payment to a health-care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
—often used attributively
a fee-for-service group plan
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