ArticleHuman resources for health2003
Provider payments and patient charges as policy tools for cost-containment: How successful are they in high-income countries?
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- The Impact of COVID-19 on the Performance of Primary Health Care Service Providers in a Capitation Payment System: A Case Study from Poland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Does capitation affect patient satisfaction and prevalence of out-of-pocket payments in the insured? A propensity score analysis of Ghana's demographic and health survey data.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- A Survey of Common Payment Methods and Their Determinants in Dental Clinics, in Tehran, 2018.European journal of dentistry · 2019Article
- A critical analysis of health care purchasing arrangements in Kenya: A case study of the county departments of health.The International journal of health planning and management · 2018Article
- Real-world implementation of early intervention in psychosis: resources, funding models and evidence-based practice.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2008Article
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Abstract
In this paper, we focus on those policy instruments with monetary incentives that are used to contain public health expenditure in high-income countries. First, a schematic view of the main cost-containment methods and the variables in the health system they intend to influence is presented. Two types of instruments to control the level and growth of public health expenditure are considered: (i) provider payment methods that influence the price and quantity of health care, and (ii) cost-containment measures that influence the behaviour of patients. Belonging to the first type of instruments, we have: fee-for-service, per diem payment, case payment, capitation, salaries and budgets. The second type of instruments consists of patient charges and reference price systems for pharmaceuticals. Secondly, we provide an overview of experience in high-income countries that use or have used these particular instruments. Finally, the paper assesses the overall potential of these instruments in cost-containment policies.
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