Marquis, M. Susan. <br/><br/>
Participation in alternative health plans :  the role of financial incentives in Medicare beneficiaries' decisions / 
M. Susan Marquis, Jeannette A. Rogowski. 
 - xvii, 70 pages :  illustrations ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/> "RAND/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (67-70). 
<br/><br/> Medicare beneficiaries choosing to enroll in an alternative health plan (AHP) must make a tradeoff between restricted choice of provider and financial incentives to enroll in the plan. This study examines this tradeoff empirically by estimating a model of beneficiary plan choice using survey data in which beneficiaries were asked to state a preference between several hypothetical AHPs and their current Medicare coverage. The results show that a substantial financial incentive is necessary to attract beneficiaries.  For an incentive of a given amount, plans that provide financial protection against high-cost hospitalizations or long-term care are more attractive than plans that offer additional ambulatory benefits. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0833011847 
<br/><br/><label>Standard Tech. Report. No.: </label>RAND/R-4105-HCFA 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> $25.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>92140244 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Insurance, Health--United States.<br/>Medical care--Finance.--United States<br/>Medicare.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD7102.U4  / M37 1991