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"Cost-sharing can help control demand for a portion of healthcare by creating incentives for consumers to shop for most cost-effective treatments (although those benefits would be somewhat mitigated by the skew in health spending toward high users)."

"Once again, a Math Problem: Consider a routine physician office visit in which a provider suggests and / or patient requests various tests, procedures, etc."

"Note that deductibles drive similar dynamic as a co-pay: once the deductible is met, the member has little or no "skin in the game""

"Reimbursement reform could help shift drivers of payment from quantity of care to quality of care."

"Bundled Payments: Providers get a fixed budget to treat an episode of care (i.e. a broken hip). Exceeding the budget means providers absorb additional costs; staying under it lets provider benefit from savings."

"Global payment system³ (i.e., capitation): Providers are paid up-front to provide care that their patient receives over a period, incentivizing them to manage costs and quality. This global payment is adjusted periodically to reward accessible and high-quality care."

"Pay for performance4: Reimbursement for care providers varies, based on various quality and efficiency measures such as discharge rate and readmission rate."

"Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs): Provider groups accept responsibility for the cost and quality of care for a specific population of patients5"