Make costly physicians accountable.
PubMedPublished 1 January 1980
Jackson Sm, Peters Bg
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A variety of mechanisms for placing this burden of cost-sharing upon the small group of physicians identified as being excessively costly are proposed.
Abstract
Physicians make the majority of decisions about the type and quantity of medical care, but cost-sharing mechanisms intended to control costs place the burden upon the patient. This article proposes a variety of mechanisms for placing this burden upon the small group of physicians identified as being excessively costly.
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Economics, Econometrics and Finance