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1Department of Family & Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, 800 W. 4th Street, Odessa, TX 79763, USA. peter.valenzuela@ttuhsc.edu
Abstract:
Due to increasing health insurance premiums, many small business owners are unable to provide benefits to their employees. Some are now opting to negotiate directly with physicians for preventive and acute care services. When properly implemented, these agreements have resulted in huge savings for employers as well as decreased insurance headaches for providers. This article describes how to perform an activity-based cost analysis to decide whether this form of healthcare services is right for your practice.
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