New capitation survey reveals declines in provider payment, lower Medicare utilization.
Data File: Here's an analysis of some exclusive data from the 1998 Capitation Survey, conducted by the publishers of PSCR. Responding providers report declines or skimpy increases in their Medicare risk payments, while Medicare utilization decreased compared with last year.
D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D003625:Data Collection; D004470:Economics, Medical; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review