In the ___ model providers are paid for each service delivered. In the ___ model, providers receive a fixed payment per patient per month regardless of how many services are used; in the ___ model, payment is tied to quality, outcomes, and cost efficiency.

• A. fee-for-service; capitation; value-based care
• B. value-based care; fee-for-service; capitation
• C. capitation; fee-for-service; salary-based
• D. fee-for-service; value-based care; capitation

Answer: (A)

Think about how different payment setups influence incentives. In a fee-for-service arrangement, providers are paid for each service delivered, which tends to encourage offering more services. In a capitation arrangement, there’s a fixed payment per patient per month regardless of how many services are used, which motivates cost control and efficient management of care. In value-based care, payments are linked to outcomes, quality, and overall cost efficiency, rewarding better results and lower costs.

So the sequence that matches all three parts is: fee-for-service; capitation; value-based care. Other options mix up these relationships—value-based care isn't about paying for each service, salary-based payment isn’t tied to outcomes or per-patient monthly totals, and capitation isn’t typically tied to quality and outcomes in the same way value-based care is.