The following statements are about carve-out programs.

In the type of carve-out in which entire categories of care are administered by independent organizations, a health plan typically reimburses these organizations under an FFS contract.

Typically, a health plan will offer carved-out services to its enrollees, but will manage these services separately.

Carve-outs are services that are excluded from a capitation payment, a risk pool, or a health benefit plan.

The most rapidly growing area related to carve-outs is disease management (DM).