Capitated versus fee-for-service reimbursement and quality of care for chronic disease: a US cross-sectional analysis.
Sri Lekha TummalapalliMichelle M EstrellaDeanna P Jannat-KhahSalomeh KeyhaniSaid IbrahimPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
Practices with majority capitation revenue differed substantially from FFS and other practices in patient, physician, and practice characteristics, but were not associated with consistent quality differences. Our findings establish baseline estimates of chronic disease quality of care performance by practice reimbursement composition, informing chronic disease care delivery within upcoming payment models.