Mandatory pooling as a supplement to risk-adjusted capitation payments in a competitive health insurance market

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 223-232

  Van Barneveld, Erik M ^a   Lamers, Leida M ^a   Van Vliet, René C J A ^a   Van de Ven, Wynand P M M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competitive health insurance market; Cream skimming; Mandatory pooling; Risk adjusted capitation payments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

CAPITATION FEE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE POOLS; INSURANCE SELECTION BIAS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NETHERLANDS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK SHARING, FINANCIAL;

EID: 0031831231     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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