Healthcare Finance Disscussion 2

Assignment: What are the major differences between fee-for-service and capitation
payment methods? What provider incentives are created under each of
these methods? Which of these two payment methods carry the least risk
and the most risk for providers?

Expectations: 1 page, double spaced, 3 cited sources.

Required Reading

Accounting Capital. (2014). What are accounting principles? Retrieved from http://www.accountingcapital.com/basic-accounting/…

Laying the groundwork for value-based payment. Healthcare Financial Management, 67(2), 1-4.

Speizman, R. A. (2009). Tax-exempt status for hospitals: Where have we been – and where are we going? Healthcare Financial Management, 63(2), 62-66.

Tolbert, S. H., Moore, G. D., & Wood, C. P. (2010).
Not-for-profit organizations and for-profit businesses: Perceptions and
reality. Journal of Business & Economics Research, 8(5), 141-153.

Optional Reading

Internal Revenue Service. (2016). New requirements for 501(c)(3) hospitals under the Affordable Care Act.
Retrieved from
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitab…