A path annlysis on the constraints of physician behavior by medical insurance payment / 中国卫生政策研究

ABSTRACT

As a rational economic man and agent, in the primary care Physicians not only pursue target in-come, but also pursue the utility of the agent. Different health care payment has different effect on physician, due to imperfect physician agent of the primary health care, the health care payment is difficult to achieve economic neutral. Based on the theory of target income and physician-induced demand, the paper proves that in the primary health care with the third party payment, there should be a prospective component of payment and fees should be lower than mar-ginal cost, which can not only improve the role of agent, but also constraint the physician-induced demand, so as to achieve health care for physician’s behavior constraints.