There is a concern that ordered responses on health questions may differ acrosspopulations or even across subgroups of … a population. This reporting heterogeneity mayinvalidate group comparisons and measures of health inequality. This paper … index shift. The method is illustrated using Canadian National PopulationHealth Survey data. The McMaster Health Utility …

We study the impact of a mixed capitation model known as the Family Health Organization (FHO) on selected quality and … quantity outcomes relative to an enhanced fee-for-service model known as the Family Health Group (FHG) among primary care … hypothesis that the mixed payment model may reduce quantity and improve quality of health care relative to the fee …

We study an enhanced fee-for-service model for primary care physicians in the Family Health Groups (FHG) in Ontario …