Competitive bidding as a cost-containment strategy for indigent medical care: The implementation experience in Arizona

D. G. Hillmann, J. B. Christianson

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

5 Scopus citations

Abstract

The State of Arizona recently instituted a competitive bidding process, in order to establish a health services delivery system for indigents and to determine capitated reimbursement levels for providers in that system. This article describes the implementation of that bidding process, and identifies factors which had a significant impact on the implementation experience. Implementation of competitive bidding in Arizona encountered problems which appear to be common to the implementation of innovative public programs. It also uncovered political liabilities that suggest that effective implementation of competitive bidding for indigent medical care contracts in other environments will be difficult, even if technical implementation problems can be overcome.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)427-451
Number of pages25
JournalJournal of health politics, policy and law
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1984

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Competitive bidding as a cost-containment strategy for indigent medical care: The implementation experience in Arizona'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this