Model for PCP contracts offers right incentives for Medicare, Medicaid providers.
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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