Government purchasing of health services
Government purchasing of health services
This chapter 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 commitment in purchasing; and (4) the role of reputation in maintaining quality in long term relationships between purchasers and suppliers.
University of Southampton
Chalkley, M.
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Malcomson, J.M.
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January 1998
Chalkley, M.
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Malcomson, J.M.
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Chalkley, M. and Malcomson, J.M.
(1998)
Government purchasing of health services
(Discussion Papers in Economics and Econometrics, 9821)
Southampton, UK.
University of Southampton
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This chapter 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 commitment in purchasing; and (4) the role of reputation in maintaining quality in long term relationships between purchasers and suppliers.
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Published date: January 1998
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