title: Could Internet benefits bidding help expand direct contracting?
abstract: While direct contracting with employers has never really caught fire among hospitals and physicians, a new use of the Internet in benefits bidding and negotiations might help providers expand the concept. For risk contractors, it holds out the promise of cutting out the HMO middle man, leaving higher capitation rates available.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D003164:Competitive Bidding; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017008:Negotiating; D014481:United States