Primary care services and emergency department visits in blended fee-for-service and blended capitation models: evidence from Ontario, Canada.
Michael HongRose Anne DevlinGregory S ZaricAmardeep ThindSisira SarmaPublished in: The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care (2023)
Primary care physicians practicing in Ontario's blended capitation model provide fewer primary care services compared to those practicing in a blended FFS model. Although the overall rate of ED visits was higher among patients enrolled to FHO physicians, multimorbid patients of FHO physicians make fewer urgent and very-urgent ED visits.