Did paying drugs misuse treatment providers for outcomes lead to unintended consequences for hospital admissions? Difference-in-differences analysis of a pay-for-performance scheme in England.
Thomas MasonWilliam WhittakerAndrew JonesMatt SuttonPublished in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2021)
A programme in England from 2012 to 2014 to pay substance misuse treatment service providers according to treatment outcomes appeared to increase emergency hospital admissions.