Module 2, Part 2: Physician Agency and Fee-for-Service Payments

In part 2, we continue our study of physician agency and treatment decisions, focusing in particular on fee-for-service payments, with Medicare or Medicaid in mind.

Objectives

  • Define fee-for-service payments
  • Briefly discuss the Medicare prospective payment system
  • Solve for treatment levels with fixed prices

Activities

  • In-class problem on physician agency with fixed prices. The worksheet is here
  • The Incidental Economist on Upcoding

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