fee-for-service

[fee-fer-sur-vis] /ˈfi fərˈsɜr vɪs/

adjective

pertaining to the charging of fees for specific services rendered in health care, as distinguished from participating in a prepaid medical practice:

fee-for-service medicine.

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Paying providers on a fee-for-service basis offers incentives to perform more services than necessary.

The Great Medicare Compromise Alice M. Rivlin August 29, 2012
It tries to move away from the fee-for-service model that drives healthcare inflation.

Niall Ferguson Defends Newsweek Cover: Correct This, Bloggers Niall Ferguson August 21, 2012
Under the Medicare fee-for-service system, doctors get paid for action, not attention.

PSA Testing, Like a Lot of Other Procedures, May Do More Harm Than Good, Some Doctors Argue Casey Schwartz, Clark Merrefield May 26, 2012

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