Fee-For-Service, While Much Maligned, Remains The Dominant Payment Method For Physician Visits.

Recent concerted efforts have sought to shift provider payment away from fee-for-service and toward risk-based alternatives. Despite these efforts, fee-for-service not only remains the dominant payment method but has continued to grow, with nearly 95 percent of all physician office visits in 2013 reimbursed in this fashion. Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.