title: Less capitation equals higher costs in HMOs PPOs, says survey.
abstract: Capitation appears to have played a major role in holding down health care cost increases during the 1990s, especially in western states, according to a new survey.
mesh_terms: D002204:Capitation Fee; D019468:Disease Management; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000191:economics; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D011243:Preferred Provider Organizations / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States