Fee-for-Service Plans

"Fee-for-Service Plans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Method of charging whereby a physician or other practitioner bills for each encounter or service rendered. In addition to physicians, other health care professionals are reimbursed via this mechanism. Fee-for-service plans contrast with salary, per capita, and prepayment systems, where the payment does not change with the number of services actually used or if none are used. (From Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)

Descriptor ID	D018588
MeSH Number(s)	N03.219.442.195 N03.219.521.710.305.090 N04.452.758.745.225
Concept/Terms	Fee-for-Service Plans Fee-for-Service Plans Fee for Service Plans Fee-for-Service Plan Plan, Fee-for-Service Plans, Fee-for-Service Fees for Service Fees for Services Service, Fees for Services, Fees for Fee for Service Fee for Services Service, Fee for Services, Fee for Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service Reimbursement, Fee-for-Service Fee-for-Service Reimbursement Fee-for-Service Reimbursements Reimbursement, Fee for Service Reimbursements, Fee-for-Service Fee-for-Service, Medical Fee-for-Service, Medical Fee for Service, Medical Fee-for-Services, Medical Medical Fee-for-Service Medical Fee-for-Services

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Fee-for-Service Plans".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Economics [N03.219]
Fees and Charges [N03.219.442]
Fee-for-Service Plans [N03.219.442.195]
Financing, Organized [N03.219.521]
Insurance, Health, Reimbursement [N03.219.521.710]
Reimbursement Mechanisms [N03.219.521.710.305]
Fee-for-Service Plans [N03.219.521.710.305.090]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Professional Practice [N04.452.758]
Private Practice [N04.452.758.745]
Fee-for-Service Plans [N04.452.758.745.225]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Fee-for-Service Plans".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Fee-for-Service Plans".

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Bar chart showing 44 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	1	1	2
2003	1	0	1
2004	0	2	2
2006	0	1	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	2	3
2016	2	1	3
2017	2	1	3
2019	2	3	5
2020	3	5	8
2021	2	4	6
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	2	2
2025	0	1	1
2026	1	0	1

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Christensen EW, Drake AR, Rula EY, Yuan CX, Wald C, Johnson MH, Nicola GN. National Turnaround Time Trends for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries, 2014-2023. J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Jul; 23(7):1244-1252.

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Chuzi S, Gao J, Thariath J, Faridi K, Pekow P, Lindenauer P, Spatz E, Groninger H, Lagu T. Characteristics and Outcomes of Palliative Continuous Intravenous Inotrope Support Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jul 15; 14(14):e039397.

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Zeitler EP, Bian B, Griffiths RI, Allocco DJ, Christen T, Roy K, Cohen DJ, Reynolds MR. Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Following the WATCHMAN Device Use in Medicare Beneficiaries. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Oct; 17(10):e011007.

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Smulowitz PB, O'Malley AJ, McWilliams JM, Zaborski L, Landon BE. Emergency Department Visits And Hospital Capacity In The US: Trends In The Medicare Population During The COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 07; 43(7):970-978.

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Ladin K, Bronzi OC, Gazarian PK, Perugini JM, Porteny T, Reich AJ, Rodgers PE, Perez S, Weissman JS. Understanding The Use Of Medicare Procedure Codes For Advance Care Planning: A National Qualitative Study. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022 01; 41(1):112-119.

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Belanger E, Teno JM, Wang XJ, Rosendaal N, Gozalo PL, Dosa D, Thomas KS. State Regulations and Hospice Utilization in Assisted Living During the Last Month of Life. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2022 08; 23(8):1383-1388.e1.

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O'Malley AJ, Landon BE, Zaborski LA, Roberts ET, Khidir HH, Smulowitz PB, McWilliams JM. Weak correlations in health services research: Weak relationships or common error? Health Serv Res. 2022 02; 57(1):182-191.

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Chen Q, Lapane K, Nunes AP, Tjia J, Hugunin J, Alcusky M. Prevalence and the factors associated with oral anticoagulant use among nursing home residents. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2021 Dec; 46(6):1714-1728.

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Smulowitz PB, O'Malley AJ, McWilliams JM, Zaborski L, Landon BE. Variation in Rates of Hospital Admission from the Emergency Department Among Medicare Patients at the Regional, Hospital, and Physician Levels. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 10; 78(4):474-483.

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Shah SK, Manful A, Reich AJ, Semco RS, Tjia J, Ladin K, Weissman JS. Advance care planning among Medicare beneficiaries with dementia undergoing surgery. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 08; 69(8):2273-2281.

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