the role of financial incentives in Medicare beneficiaries' decisions Marquis, M. Susan. creator author. Rogowski, Jeannette A. author. Rand/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research Rand Corporation United States Health Care Financing Administration. text bibliography cau 1991 monographic eng

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xvii, 70 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm 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. M. Susan Marquis, Jeannette A. Rogowski. "RAND/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research." Includes bibliographical references (67-70). Available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. n-us--- Insurance, Health United States Medical care United States Finance Medicare HD7102.U4 M37 1991 0833011847 92140244 http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4105/ http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4105/ CstmoR 920212 rnd000000000047833