Iversen, Tor; Ma, Albert - Helseøkonomisk Forskningsprogram (HERO), Universitetet … - 2009
We study how market conditions influence referrals of patients by general practitioners (GPs). We set up a model of GP referral for the Norwegian health care system, where a GP receives capitation payment based on the number of patients in his practice, as well as fee-for-service reimbursements....