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020 _a0833011847
027 _aRAND/R-4105-HCFA
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037 _c$25.00
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050 0 0 _aHD7102.U4
_bM37 1991
100 1 _aMarquis, M. Susan.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aParticipation in alternative health plans :
_bthe role of financial incentives in Medicare beneficiaries' decisions /
_cM. Susan Marquis, Jeannette A. Rogowski.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1991.
300 _axvii, 70 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"RAND/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (67-70).
520 _aMedicare 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.
530 _aAvailable on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aInsurance, Health
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aMedical care
_zUnited States
_xFinance.
650 0 _aMedicare.
700 1 _aRogowski, Jeannette A.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand/UCLA/Harvard Center for Health Care Financing Policy Research.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bHealth Care Financing Administration.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4105/
999 _c599217
_d599217