Healthcare payment systems determine how healthcare providers are reimbursed for services and how patients share healthcare costs. Common payment models include fee-for-service, capitation, bundled payments, and value-based payment systems. Traditional fee-for-service models often incentivize higher service volume, while value-based systems emphasize quality, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Healthcare payment systems strongly influence provider behavior, healthcare costs, access to services, and quality of care. Public health perspectives emphasize payment reforms that support preventive care, chronic disease management, and equitable access. Effective payment systems align financial incentives with health outcomes and system sustainability. Transparent, fair, and efficient healthcare payment systems are essential for controlling costs, improving care quality, and advancing universal health coverage.
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