Japan, France and Germany all utilize fee-for-service but still pay less for health care. Why? (Photo: iStock)
In an effort to lower health care spending, lawmakers in the United States have focused on eliminating fee-for-service reimbursements, which provide an incentive for physicians performing additional services. A group of researchers at Rutgers University, however, contends that standardizing fee-for-service payments and structuring negotiations between insurers and providers could help slow the rate at which U.S. health care prices increase.
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