End-stage renal disease and economic incentives
Subtitle: the international study of health care organization and financing
By: Avi Dor, Mark V. Pauly, Margaret A. Eichleay, Philip J. Held
Contributors: Pauly, Mark V.; Eichleay, Margaret A.; Held, Philip J.; National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 13125; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 13125.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Description: "End-stage renal disease (ESRD), or kidney failure, is a debilitating, costly, and increasingly common medical condition.  Little is known about how different financing approaches affect ESRD outcomes and delivery of care.  This paper presents results from a comparative review of 12 countries with alternative models of incentives and benefits, collected under the International Study of Health Care Organization and Financing, a substudy within the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.  Variation in spending per ESRD patient is relatively small and is correlated with overall per capita health care spending.  Between-country variations in spending are reduced using an input price parity index constructed for this study.  Remaining differences in costs and outcomes do not seem strongly linked to differences in incentives embedded in national programs"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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