SHOULD PHYSICIANS BE PERMITTED TO BALANCE BILL PATIENTS

被引：17

作者：

GLAZER, J

MCGUIRE, TG

机构：

[1] BOSTON UNIV,DEPT ECON,270 BAY STAT RD,BOSTON,MA 02215

[2] TEL AVIV UNIV,FAC MANAGEMENT,IL-69978 TEL AVIV,ISRAEL

来源：

JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS | 1993年 / 12卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1016/0167-6296(93)90010-C

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper studies the efficiency effects of physician fees when the insurer (possibly the government) pays a fee for each procedure, and the doctor may supplement the fee by an extra charge to the patient, a practice known as 'balance billing.' Monopolistically competitive physicians can discriminate among patients on the basis of both price and quality. Equilibria with and without balance billing are compared. The paper analyzes and recommends a new fee policy, a form of payer 'fee discrimination.'

引用

页码：239 / 258

页数：20

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