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Risk selection and matching in performance-based contracting.

Mingshan Lu1, Ching-to Albert Ma, Lasheng Yuan

  • 1Department of Economics, University of Calgary, AB, Canada. lu@ucalgary.ca

Health Economics
|April 30, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Performance-based contracting (PBC) improves patient-provider matching by incentivizing better referrals. This study finds PBC reduces mismatches between patient illness severity and provider treatment intensity, enhancing healthcare effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

  • Health economics
  • Healthcare management
  • Information economics

Background:

  • Patient heterogeneity and provider differentiation impact treatment effectiveness.
  • Asymmetric information can lead to suboptimal patient-provider matches.
  • Current healthcare models may not align provider revenue with treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the impact of performance-based contracting (PBC) on selection and matching incentives.
  • To investigate how PBC affects the match between patient illness severity and provider treatment intensity.
  • To evaluate the effect of PBC on patient referrals and healthcare "dumping".

Main Methods:

  • Developed a theoretical model incorporating patient heterogeneity, provider differentiation, and asymmetric information.

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  • Analyzed the incentives created by performance-based contracting versus traditional payment models.
  • Empirically examined data from the state of Maine to assess PBC's real-world effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Performance-based contracting (PBC) was found to increase patient referrals.
    • PBC leads to a better match between patient illness severity and provider treatment intensity.
    • PBC showed a positive but statistically insignificant effect on patient dumping.

    Conclusions:

    • Performance-based contracting (PBC) can improve healthcare efficiency by optimizing patient-provider matching.
    • Incentive structures in healthcare payment models significantly influence provider behavior and patient outcomes.
    • Further research is needed to fully understand the nuances of PBC's impact on healthcare delivery.