About how capitation payments are fixed rates

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In this lecture, you learned about how capitation payments are fixed rates primary care physicians receive on a monthly basis for each contracted member. Discuss whether it would be more desirable for the physician to have a capitated member who is a healthy 60-year-old male who rarely seeks medical treatment or a 24-year-old female patient with poorly controlled juvenile onset diabetes. Explain the rationale for your decision.

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