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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Tripartite Evolutionary Game and Simulation Analysis of Healthcare Fraud Supervision under the Government Reward and Punishment Mechanism.

Change Zhu, Lulin Zhou, Xinjie Zhang, Christine A Walsh

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4 authors.

Change ZhuDepartment of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Lulin ZhouDepartment of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Xinjie ZhangDepartment of Management, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Jingkou District, Zhenjiang 212001, China.
Christine A WalshFaculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 71804061National Natural Science Foundation of China 71974064
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aims to provide useful insights for the Chinese government in dealing with healthcare fraud by creating an evolutionary game model that involves hospitals, third-party entities, and the government based on the government reward and punishment mechanism. This paper analyzes the evolutionary stability of each participant's strategy choice, discusses the influence of each element on the tripartite strategy choice, and further analyzes the stability of the equilibrium point in the tripartite game system. The results show that (1) the government increasing fines on hospitals is conducive to compliant hospital operations, and the incentive mechanism has little effect on such operations; (2) the lack of an incentive mechanism for third parties results in false investigations by third parties; and (3) rewards from higher levels of government promote strict supervision by local governments, but that the high cost of supervision and rewards for hospitals inhibits the probability of strict supervision. Finally, Matlab 2020a is used for simulation analysis to provide a reference for the government to improve the supervision of healthcare fraud.

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Chinaevolutionary gameMatlabreward and punishment mechanismsimulation analysissupervision of healthcare fraud

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PMID37444806
PMCPMC10341466

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