"Fixed-Up-To" (FUT) tariffs, which are commonly used for pricing telecommunication services, are made up of three parts: a monthly subscription fee (or fixed fee), a usage-limit (or allowance), and an over-limit rate that is used for pricing consumptions in excess of the usage-limit. Typically,...

Many patients have a choice of a provider for acute care, typically choosing between an Urgent Care facility (UC) or an Emergency Department of a hospital (ED). This choice is made by a patient who is generally not herself a trained medical professional. She is strategic but imperfectly informed...