Custom-made health-care: an experimental investigation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physicians' financial interests might conflict with the best service to patients. It is essential to gain a thorough understanding of the effect of remuneration systems on physician behaviour.

Methods

We conducted a controlled laboratory experiment using a within-subject design to investigate physician behaviour underpayment heterogeneity. Each physician provided medical care to patients whose treatments were paid for under fee-for-service (FFS) or capitation (CAP).

Results

We observed that physicians customized their care in response to the payment system. FFS patients received considerably more medical care than did CAP patients with the same illness and treatment preference. Physicians over-served FFS patients and under-served CAP patients. After a CAP p

SUBMITTER: Keser C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7749502 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature