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2. How to Pay Physicians?. 1. Salary Fixed payment2. Fee-for-Service Fee for each service provided3. Blended Model Fixed payment plus percent of fee for each service. Overview. Example of principal-agent relationshipThe agent (physician) provides a costly action (medical services) t
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2. 2 How to Pay Physicians?
1. Salary Fixed payment
2. Fee-for-Service Fee for each service provided
3. Blended Model Fixed payment plus percent of fee for each service
3. Overview Example of principal-agent relationship
The agent (physician) provides a costly action (medical services) that affects an outcome that the principal (Ministry of Health) cares about (patients health) in exchange for a reward (physician pay)
Contract = {action, reward}
We wish to find the best contract possible 3