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Title: Paying specialists and subspecialists on a capitated basis. Author: DeMuro PR. Journal: Healthc Financ Manage; 1995 Jul; 49(7):32-5. PubMed ID: 10143670. Abstract: Primary care physicians are the focal point of any capitated system. They are the gatekeepers to specialty and subspecialty physicians and to ancillary providers. However, many experts now believe that to truly align the incentives of all providers and to bring costs to the lowest level possible, specialty and subspecialty physicians also should be paid on a capitated basis.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]