Can broader diffusion of value-based insurance design increase benefits from US health care without increasing costs? Evidence from a computer simulation model.

<h4>Background</h4>Evidence suggests that cost sharing (i.e.,copayments and deductibles) decreases health expenditures but also reduces essential care. Value-based insurance design (VBID) has been proposed to encourage essential care while controlling health expenditures. Our objective w...

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Main Authors: R Scott Braithwaite, Cynthia Omokaro, Amy C Justice, Kimberly Nucifora, Mark S Roberts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-02-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20169114/?tool=EBI