title: Zero-based budgeting eases the transition to specialty capitation.
abstract: Zero-based budgeting--a simple payment methodology for specialists still transitioning to capitation--is being touted as preferable to the popular contact cap model. Here's how it works.
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D002204:Capitation Fee; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D004470:Economics, Medical; D006125:Group Practice, Prepaid / Q000191:economics*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics; D007193:Independent Practice Associations / Q000191:economics; D020414:Risk Sharing, Financial; D013038:Specialization; D014481:United States