Excellent article.
Thanks for the ping.
The $321 capitation cost does appear low.
I’ve seen the national average reported at $5,500, which would be $460 per month.
Specialist compensation at 20% of normal fee is shocking.
Why would any COMPETENT specialist accept that kind of money, unless he is a candidate for sainthood?
Some procedures are reimbursed at pretty healthy levels. Those are the ones they love to do (like cataract surgery in relation to Medicare patients).