fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs 
often attributive
: separate payment to a health care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
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Plenty of countries use fee-for-service and get better results.
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
They're paid only when patients achieve measurable improvements, a stark contrast to the fee-for-service model that rewards volume over outcomes.
—Colleen Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The Nutmeg State actually lowered its Medicaid costs by reverting to a traditional fee-for-service model.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Anyone who enrolls in a Medicare Advantage plan beginning January 1, 2028, cannot enroll in any other plan or choose to receive traditional fee-for-service Medicare Part A or Part B for a three-year-period.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
They're paid only when patients achieve measurable improvements, a stark contrast to the fee-for-service model that rewards volume over outcomes.
—Colleen Reilly, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
The Nutmeg State actually lowered its Medicaid costs by reverting to a traditional fee-for-service model.
—Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Anyone who enrolls in a Medicare Advantage plan beginning January 1, 2028, cannot enroll in any other plan or choose to receive traditional fee-for-service Medicare Part A or Part B for a three-year-period.
—Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs
: separate payment to a health-care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
—often used attributively
a fee-for-service group plan
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