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fee-for-service
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fee-for-ser·vice (ffr-sûrvs)
adj.
Charging a fee for each service performed.

fee-for-service
Etymology: AS, feoh, property; L, servitum, slavery
1 a charge made for a professional activity, such as a physical examination, the fitting of a contraceptive diaphragm, or the monitoring of a person's blood pressure.
2 a system for the payment of professional services in which the practitioner is paid for the particular service rendered, rather than receiving a salary for providing professional services as needed during scheduled hours of work or time on call.


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Among those with dental care benefits, 81 percent received care from traditional fee for service plans, 11 percent from preferred provider organizations, and 8 percent from health maintenance organizations.
Private Fee For Service Plans were authorized under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
Private Fee For Service Plans were authorized under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
 
 
 
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