Government Purchasing of Health Services.
This paper reviews the literature on payment schemes for government purchases of health services. It focuses on four themes: (1) the tension between obtaining appropriate quality of services and keeping the cost of those services at an acceptable level; (2) the role of cost sharing by the payer when...
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School of Social Sciences (University of Southampton)
1998
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| description | This paper reviews the literature on payment schemes for government purchases of health services. It focuses on four themes: (1) the tension between obtaining appropriate quality of services and keeping the cost of those services at an acceptable level; (2) the role of cost sharing by the payer when there is asymmetric information between purchaser and supplier about costs or case-mix; (3) the importance of committment in purchasing; and (4) the role of reputation in maintaining quality in long term relationships between purchasers and suppliers. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:726c0650-798b-4a7e-a047-131ce562b5772022-03-26T19:49:58ZGovernment Purchasing of Health Services.Working paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:726c0650-798b-4a7e-a047-131ce562b577EnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrintsSchool of Social Sciences (University of Southampton)1998Chalkley, MMalcomson, JThis paper reviews the literature on payment schemes for government purchases of health services. It focuses on four themes: (1) the tension between obtaining appropriate quality of services and keeping the cost of those services at an acceptable level; (2) the role of cost sharing by the payer when there is asymmetric information between purchaser and supplier about costs or case-mix; (3) the importance of committment in purchasing; and (4) the role of reputation in maintaining quality in long term relationships between purchasers and suppliers. |
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