This paper employs a nationally representative, household‐based dataset in order to test
how the compensation method of both the specialists and the primary care providers affects …

There is interest in promoting greater use of qualitative methods in health care research.
However, little is known about the volume or characteristics of published studies that use …

Objective. To examine the effects of market‐level managed care activity on the treatment,
cost, and outcomes of care for Medicare fee‐for‐service acute myocardial infarction (AMI) …

The empirical literature that explores whether physicians respond to financial incentives has
not definitively answered the question of whether physicians alter their treatment behavior at …

This study examines out‐of‐pocket health care expenditure patterns of households and the
financial burden of health care costs over the stages of the household life cycle, using the …

This paper introduces a theory of network incentives in managed health care. Participation
in the plan's network confers an economic benefit on providers; in exchange, the plan …

Proponents of health savings accounts (HSAs) contend that they will reduce medical
expenditures. In practice, however, the effect of HSAs, and the high-deductible health plans …

Antecedentes Una de las reformas de los sistemas de salud que se han promovido en
Latinoamérica con el objetivo de mejorar el acceso a la atención es el modelo de …

The “managed care backlash” arguably topped the list of media and policy concerns in
1998. Yet, against the background of the highly charged environment in which the future of …

OBJECTIVE: To compare expenditures for medical care in a closed-panel gatekeeper HMO
and an open-panel point-of-service (POS) plan that share the same provider network. DATA …