We consider contracting issues in the care of patients with chronic conditions within the principal-agent framework. The government, acting as a principal, contracts with several health care providers in an effort to maximise population health minus the cost. We consider the decision of whether...

We explore the procurement of influenza vaccines by a government whose objective is to minimize the expected social costs (including vaccine, vaccine administration, and influenza treatment costs) when a for-profit vaccine supplier has production yield uncertainty, private information about its...