02404cam a2200457 i 4500 rnd000000000112009 RAND 940316s1994 caua b 000 0 eng d 94001869 0833015125 RAND/MR-391-HCFA (Sirsi) a355686 $35.00 CstmoR CstmoR n-us--- RA645.K5 .D47 1994 Designing a capitation payment plan for Medicare end stage renal disease services / Donna O. Farley ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 1994. xvii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "RAND/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research." Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122). This reports presents findings from a study of design options and payment methods for a capitation payment plan for the Medicare End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Program. The study contributes to payment policy development by evaluating capitation as an alternative payment method to control Medicare costs while maintaining access and quality of care for ESRD patients. A capitation payment method has been developed that combines monthly capitation payments for dialysis and functioning graft patients with one-time payments for kidney transplant and graft failure events. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. United States. Medicare Bureau. End-Stage Renal Disease Program. Chronic renal failure Patients Services for United States Finance. Hemodialysis United States Finance. Farley, Donna O. author. Kallich, Joel D. (Joel David), 1954- author. Carter, Grace M. author. Lucas, Thomas W. author. Spritzer, Karen L., 1959- author. Rand Corporation. United States. Health Care Financing Administration. Rand/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR391/ 597607 597607