Health Affairs November 10, 2020
The U.S. health policy community recognizes that fee-for-service models incentivize physicians and health systems to perform more tasks than may be needed. And, these models can contribute to industry fragmentation as organizations chase revenue.
But is fee-for-service really the smoking gun when it comes to the high levels of U.S. health care spending?
The answer is, unsurprisingly, complicated.
To discuss, Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Dr. Michael K. Gusmano, professor...