In this paper we analyze the impact of using a risk-adjusted comprehensive payment model, in support of In this paper we analyze the impact on total medical costs of using a risk-adjusted comprehensive payment model, to support a patient-centered medial home. We compare 2008-2010 insurance...

The universal health care (UHC) law mandates that all Filipinos should have access to essential primary care services with a focus on preventive healthcare. As plans are being made by the government to map out a comprehensive outpatient benefit package covering primary care, it would be a worthy...

We study the effects of general practitioners’ (GPs’) resignations on their patients’ healthcare utilization, diagnoses, and mortality in an event-study setting. Using claims data from a large German statutory health insurance, we find that after physicians leave, their former patients...