Bonuses as incentives and rewards for health responsibility: A good thing?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 198-220

  Schmidt, Harald ^a,b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Human Genetics Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonus; Contractualism; Equity; German health reform; Health promotion; Incentive; Prevention; Responsibility; Solidarity

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; REWARD; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONHOOD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 46349106365     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhn007     Document Type: Review

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