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ArticleHealth policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2022

How to pay primary care physicians for SARS-CoV-2 vaccinations: An analysis of 43 EU and OECD countries.

Ricarda Milstein, Kosta Shatrov, Lea Miranda Schmutz, Carl Rudolf Blankart

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Article in Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ricarda MilsteinHamburg Center for Health Economics, Universität Hamburg, Esplanade 36, Hamburg 20354, Germany.
Kosta ShatrovKPM Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland; Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (sitem-insel), Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland.
Lea Miranda SchmutzKPM Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland; Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (sitem-insel), Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland.
Carl Rudolf BlankartKPM Center for Public Management, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland; Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine (sitem-insel), Freiburgstrasse 3, Bern 3010, Switzerland. Electronic address: rudolf.blankart@kpm.unibe.ch.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaccinations are crucial to fighting SARS-CoV-2, and high coverage rates can in most countries probably only be achieved with the involvement of primary care physicians (PCPs). We aimed to explore how SARS-CoV-2 vaccination payment schemes in 43 countries differ with regard to the (i) type of payment scheme, (ii) amount paid, (iii) degree of bundling, and (iv) use of pay-for-performance elements. We collected information on payments and health system characteristics, such as PCP income and employment status, in all EU and OECD countries over time. We regressed the payment amount on the income of PCPs for countries with activity-dependent schemes using a linear regression (OLS), and we interpreted the residuals of this regression as a vaccination payment index. The majority of countries (30/43) had chosen payment schemes that reward PCPs for the activity they perform. Seventeen countries paid less per vaccination than the income-adjusted average, whereas 13 countries paid more. Twelve countries used pay-for-performance elements.

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COVID-19Physicians, Primary CareCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansOrganisation for Economic Co-Operation and DevelopmentReimbursement, IncentiveSARS-CoV-2VaccinationCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19Payment schemesPrimary care physiciansReimbursementTariff schemes

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PMID35367056
PMCPMC8934248

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