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 text bibliography cau 1994 monographic eng

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xvii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm 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. Donna O. Farley ... [et al.]. "RAND/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research." Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122). Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. n-us--- United States. Medicare Bureau. End-Stage Renal Disease Program. Chronic renal failure Patients Services for United States Finance Hemodialysis United States Finance RA645.K5 .D47 1994 0833015125 94001869 http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR391/ http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR391/ CstmoR 940316 rnd000000000112009