Capitation and Risk Adjustment in Health Care Financing: An International Progress Report

Milbank Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-113

  Rice, Nigel ^b   Smith, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JAPAN; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CAPITATION FEE; COMPETITIVE MEDICAL PLANS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; ISRAEL; JAPAN; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0035221989     PISSN: 0887378X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.00197     Document Type: Article

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