"Private insurance for prescription drugs is characterized by two regimes: flat copayments and variable co-insurance. We develop a simple model to show that patient compliance is lower under coinsurance due to uncertainty in cost-sharing. Empirically, we derive comparable models for compliance...

When working together, people engage in non-contractual and informal interactions that constitute the sociology of the group. We use behavioral models and a unique survey of medical groups to analyze how group sociology influences physician incentive pay and behavior. We conclude that informal...