Executive summary The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the need for well-functioning
primary health care (PHC) into sharp focus. PHC is the best platform for providing basic …

Background Changes to provider payment systems are among the most common reforms in
health care. They are important levers for policymakers to influence the health system …

One of the greatest health care chal-lenges of the 21st Century is the rising prevalence of
chronic illness and of multimorbidity, the presence of two or more chronic health conditions …

Abstract Background Diagnosis-Related-Group (DRG) payment is considered a crucial
means of addressing the rapid increases of medical cost and variation in cost. This paper …

Purpose The use of pay for performance (P4P) as an instrument to incentivise quality
improvements in health care is at a crossroads in high-income countries but has remained a …

Many health systems apply mixed remuneration schemes for general practitioners, but little
is known about the effects on service provision of changing the relative mix of fee for …

Studies report an unexplained variation in physicians' care. This variation may to some
extent be explained by differences in their work motivation. However, empirical evidence on …

Abstract Background In 2009, China launched a new round of healthcare reform to provide
households with secure, efficient, convenient, equitable and affordable healthcare services …

Background As the first step toward building a gatekeeping system in China, the
governments have introduced a contracted family doctor service (CFDS) policy in primary …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review examines axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and the
wider field of rheumatology through a value-based healthcare (VBHC) lens. VBHC is …