Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1998 Nov;7(7):569-79.
doi: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1050(1998110)7:7<569::aid-hec376>3.0.co;2-s.

Paying patients to comply: an economic analysis

A Giuffrida  1 , H Gravelle
Affiliations

Paying patients to comply: an economic analysis

A Giuffrida et al. Health Econ. 1998 Nov.

Abstract

A significant proportion of patients do not complete prescribed treatment or do not follow medical advice. There is evidence that financial incentives can increase compliance. We present a model of patient compliance and use it to examine the circumstances in which patients should be paid to comply with treatment and discuss the factors determining the optimal level of payment to patients.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources