title: Commentary on capitation.
abstract: Virtually the entire health care system has come to accept capitation as inevitable. Capitation will increase in all markets, because health plan premiums are getting squeezed and the only way to achieve and sustain competitive pricing is to share risk and rewards with providers. Providers getting in the game early and managing information successfully can achieve superior financial outcomes while promoting higher quality health care.
authors.affiliation: Oxford Health Plans, Inc., Norwalk, CT, USA.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Wiggins
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000639:trends*; D017047:Cost Sharing; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States