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AHRQ Author: Zuvekas SH, Cohen JW
Fee-for-service, while much maligned, remains the dominant payment method for physician visits.
Recent concerted efforts have sought to shift provider payment away from fee-for-service and toward risk-based alternatives. Despite these efforts, fee-for-service not only remains the dominant payment method but has continued to grow, with nearly 95 percent of all physician office visits in 2013 reimbursed in this fashion.
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Citation: Zuvekas SH, Cohen JW .
Fee-for-service, while much maligned, remains the dominant payment method for physician visits.
Health Aff 2016 Mar;35(3):411-4. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.1291.
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Keywords: Health Insurance, Payment, Primary Care