on a fee-for-service basis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofonandbasis
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on
preposition
uk/ɒn/us/ɑːn/
used to show that something is in a position above something else and touching it, or that something is moving into such ...
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basis
noun[C]
uk/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/us/ˈbeɪ.sɪs/
the most important facts, ideas, etc. from which something ...
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(Definition ofonandbasisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Physicians in such settings usually work as private practitioners and are paid by patients on afee-for-servicebasis.
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Some countries pay their physicians primarily on afee-for-servicebasis, while others pay salaries.
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A small, independent healthcare sector provides care on afee-for-servicebasis, with fees paid directly by patients or by private insurance reimbursement.
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On the other hand, personnel paid on afee-for-servicebasisonly intervene in home care.
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Medical doctors are reimbursed on afee-for-servicebasis, and hospitals receive an annual ex-post budget for support of their activities.
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Second, mammography is offered by both radiologists and gynecologists, who are paid on afee-for-servicebasis.
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While services delivered in private practice are reimbursed on afee-for-servicebasisby the health insurance funds, hospital care is (partly) paid by federal/communal funds.
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Providers are paid on afee-for-servicebasis.
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Oral health care is provided by a municipal dental health service or at a private practice dentist on afee-for-servicebasispaid by the municipalities.
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Research institutes were to compete for contracts from various industries and operate on afee-for-servicebasis.
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Study materials and auditing sessions are made available to members on afee-for-servicebasis, which the church describes as a fixed donation.
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Many barefoot doctors went into private practice, operating on afee-for-servicebasisand charging for medication.
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Although reimbursement of providers is on afee-for-servicebasisthe amount to be reimbursed for each service is determined retrospectively to ensure that spending targets are not exceeded.
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Thus, most of the money spent on private health care (about 88 percent) is on afee-for-servicebasis, effectively preventing the poor population from seeing private doctors.
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