Capitation rates are falling, but physicians are nonetheless profiting under capitation. Data released by newsletter publisher National Health Information indicate that despite an overall decline in average per-member, per-month payments in the last year, most physicians report higher profits from commercial capitation contracts.
SOURCE: NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION, 1997 CAPITATION SURVEY, MARIETTA,
GA.
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