Which of the following is an example of an HMO?
a. Nurse practitioners are paid promptly at discounted fees for each service rendered at a women's health clinic.
b. Physicians in a large urban center are reimbursed for visits made to their clients.
c. Physicians are paid for each service deli-vered to enrolled patients through a pre-paid plan.
d. Patients pay fixed annual fees for ambu-latory care services, regardless of actual utilization of health services.
D
Fee-for-service systems provide compensation to healthcare providers in group practices based on fee-for-service, which in PPQs means that fees are paid promptly but at a discounted rate. HMOs are configurations of healthcare agencies that provide health maintenance and services for enrolled patients for a fee that is preestablished regardless of utilization of service.
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