Pay‐for‐performance (P4P) programs have been introduced into the Canadian medical
system in the last decades. This paper examines the underlying characteristics of P4P and …

We study the impact of exposing hospitals in a National Health Service (NHS) to non-price
competition by exploiting a patient choice reform in Norway in 2001. The reform facilitates a …

In this paper, we study the effect of competition on the plural dimensions of hospital quality in
a market with regulated prices. Our results are obtained with the standard model of hospital …

A critical aspect of healthcare reforms in various countries revolves around the relationship
between efficiency, quality, and competition. Exploring the spatial dimension of competition …

Health systems aim at maximizing population health within their available resources. Health
outcomes in turn depend on the quality of healthcare and the appropriateness of treatment …

We analyse the effect of competition on quality provision in mixed markets, such as
healthcare and education, where public and private providers coexist. We draw two key …

Health insurers often tie payments to providers' quality of care. Although payers do this to
elicit more effort from providers, some providers may game the system by avoiding patients …

This paper aims to characterise a dynamic, incentive-compatible contract for the provision of
health services, allowing for both moral hazard and adverse selection. Patients' severity …

Although the role of competition in the health care sector has been extensively explored in
developed countries, evidence from China is limited. This dissertation comprised three …

Background Pay-for-performance system (P4P) has been in operation in the Turkish
healthcare sector since 2004. While the government defended that it encouraged healthcare …