fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs 
often attributive
: separate payment to a health care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
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Develop a robust revenue model that incorporates traditional sources, such as grants and individual donations, while also integrating fee-for-service frameworks and marketing strategies.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
In a capitalist society where fee-for-service models prevail and hospital margins are tightening, leveraging AI in healthcare demands a strategic focus.
—Ami Bhatt, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
For instance, by selling promotional items such as T-shirts, offering corporate sponsorships and running fee-for-service programs, nonprofits can build more financial resilience.
—Turcois Ominek, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
These include fee-for-service models incentivizing unnecessary care, third-party reimbursement shielding transactions from market forces, an aging population, a chronic disease epidemic and substantial waste from medical errors, redundant care and administrative costs.
—Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
In a capitalist society where fee-for-service models prevail and hospital margins are tightening, leveraging AI in healthcare demands a strategic focus.
—Ami Bhatt, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
For instance, by selling promotional items such as T-shirts, offering corporate sponsorships and running fee-for-service programs, nonprofits can build more financial resilience.
—Turcois Ominek, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
These include fee-for-service models incentivizing unnecessary care, third-party reimbursement shielding transactions from market forces, an aging population, a chronic disease epidemic and substantial waste from medical errors, redundant care and administrative costs.
—Kevin Vigilante, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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fee-for-service
noun
fee-for-ser·vice
ˌfē-fər-ˈsər-vəs
: separate payment to a health-care provider for each medical service rendered to a patient
—often used attributively
a fee-for-service group plan
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