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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Managed care for frail Medicare beneficiaries: payment methods and program standards (D)

Managed care for frail Medicare beneficiaries: payment methods and program standards (D)

June 1, 1999

In the long term, the Secretary should set capitation payments for frail beneficiaries based on their characteristics, not of the type of plan to which they belong.

Appeared in: June 1999 - Chapter 5

Topics: Part C (Medicare Advantage).