Fee-for-Service Plans

Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

Year introduced: 1995

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Tree Number(s): N03.219.442.195, N03.219.521.710.305.090, N04.452.758.745.225

MeSH Unique ID: D018588

Entry Terms:

• Fee-for-Service Plan
• Fee for Service Plans
• Plan, Fee-for-Service
• Plans, Fee-for-Service
• Fee for Service
• Fee for Services
• Service, Fee for
• Services, Fee for
• Fees for Service
• Fees for Services
• Service, Fees for
• Services, Fees for
• Fee-for-Service, Medical
• Fee for Service, Medical
• Fee-for-Services, Medical
• Medical Fee-for-Service
• Medical Fee-for-Services
• Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service
• Fee-for-Service Reimbursement
• Fee-for-Service Reimbursements
• Reimbursement, Fee for Service
• Reimbursements, Fee-for-Service

Previous Indexing:

• Fees, Medical (1969-1994)

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Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Fees and Charges
Fee-for-Service Plans

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Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Financing, Organized
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement
Reimbursement Mechanisms
Fee-for-Service Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans

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Health Care Category
Health Services Administration
Organization and Administration
Professional Practice
Private Practice
Fee-for-Service Plans