Less capitation equals higher costs, says survey.
HMOs continue to provide greater cost containment than PPOs, but cost increases are projected to decline across the board in 2005, according to a new survery by The Segal Co. One reason is capitation, says Edward Kaplan, Segal's senior vice president and national director of the health practice.
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