The benefits of capitation contracts to providers, payers, and patients
October 04, 2024
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Global capitation can benefit providers, payers, and patients. But these contracts require thoughtful planning, careful alignment between PCPs and specialists, a commitment to optimizing the patient/member experience, and a robust and scalable digital infrastructure. As healthcare organizations continue to migrate to more narrow networks and assume risk for a particular population under a fixed payment model, they have a greater stake in understanding referral patterns and consumption of services and are motivated to be judicious about how they deploy resources.