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The issue of incentives in health systems has been receiving greater attention in recent literature on health economics. This is not surprising since several problems appear related to this topic. Typical examples are provider-induced demand, consumer abuse of health care services, lack of cost-consciousness management and system inefficiency.
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López-Casasnovas, G. (1991). Incentives in Health Systems: Introduction and Outline. In: López-Casasnovas, G. (eds) Incentives in Health Systems. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76580-3_1
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