MASON, ANNE; STREET, ANDREW; MIRALDO, MARISA; … - In: Health Economics, Policy and Law 4 (2009) 04, pp. 383-403
The English government has encouraged private providers – known as Independent Sector Treatment Centres (ISTCs) – to treat publicly funded (NHS) patients. All providers are to be remunerated under a prospective payment system that offers a price per case treated, adjusted by the Market...