"Fee-for-Service Plans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D018588
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.442.195 N03.219.521.710.305.090 N04.452.758.745.225
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| Concept/Terms |
Fee-for-Service Plans- Fee-for-Service Plans
- Fee for Service Plans
- Fee-for-Service Plan
- Plan, Fee-for-Service
- Plans, Fee-for-Service
- Fees for Service
- Fees for Services
- Service, Fees for
- Services, Fees for
- Fee for Service
- Fee for Services
- Service, Fee for
- Services, Fee for
Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service- Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service
- Fee-for-Service Reimbursement
- Fee-for-Service Reimbursements
- Reimbursement, Fee for Service
- Reimbursements, Fee-for-Service
Fee-for-Service, Medical- Fee-for-Service, Medical
- Fee for Service, Medical
- Fee-for-Services, Medical
- Medical Fee-for-Service
- Medical Fee-for-Services
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Roetzheim RG, Chirikos TN, Wells KJ, McCarthy EP, Ngo LH, Li D, Drews RE, Iezzoni LI. Managed care and cancer outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. Am J Manag Care. 2008 May; 14(5):287-96.