title: Understanding capitation and pharmaceutical care.
abstract: Although capitation has not yet emerged as the predominant mode of payment for health care, many experts believe that this will happen within a few years, and that capitation will predominate among methods to pay for pharmaceutical care services as well. Capitation is confusing because it exists in many forms. This article: Explains alternative forms of capitation for pharmaceutical care services. Offers some thoughts on what might be acceptable and not-so-acceptable forms from the perspective of the pharmacy manager.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Fassett
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D006801:Humans; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000191:economics*