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19999312

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
225
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-14
pubmed:abstractText
Medical fee schedules are controversial. In this paper we examine the reasons that justify the imposition of fee schedules in the presence of a socially financed health insurance system, and examine the ways of constructing a medical fee schedule. The weakness of fee-for-service tariffs is that they do not allow a control of health care costs if the volume of services is unchecked. Current solutions to this problem--audit of doctors' average cost per case, freeze on new medical practices, or the insurers' discretion in choosing the doctors they reimburse--have multiple drawbacks. Alternatives to fee-for-service payment--such as flat fees, or payment based on the quality of medical services--are discussed.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1660-9379
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
11
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2254-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
[Fee schedules and cost containment].
pubmed:affiliation
Service d'epidémiologie clinique, Département de rehabilitation et gériatrie, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. Thomas.Perneger@hcuge.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, English Abstract