title: Model for PCP contracts offers right incentives for Medicare, Medicaid providers.
abstract: Consider this model for PCP contracting. Provider organizations in Medicare and Medicaid often structure arrangements with their primary care providers that set up the organizations--and the doctors--to fail. An actuary from Milliman & Robertson in Seattle illustrates how to establish the right kinds of incentives for PCPs.
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