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Risk Sharing, Financial MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Risk Sharing, Financial
Tree Number(s)
N03.219.463.800.800
N04.452.871.800
Unique ID
D020414
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020414
Scope Note
Any system which allows payors to share some of the financial risk associated with a particular patient population with providers. Providers agree to adhere to fixed fee schedules in exchange for an increase in their payor base and a chance to benefit from cost containment measures. Common risk-sharing methods are prospective payment schedules (PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM), capitation (CAPITATION FEES), diagnosis-related fees (DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS), and pre-negotiated fees.
Entry Term(s)
Financial Risk Sharing
Previous Indexing
Managed Care Programs (1995-1998)
Risk Management (1995-1998)
See Also
Managed Care Programs
Public MeSH Note
1999
History Note
1999
Date Introduced
1999/01/01
Last Updated
2024/08/09
Risk Sharing, Financial Preferred
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