Lately, Chrysler's chief executive, Dieter Zetsche, has vowed not to join other Detroit auto companies in flooding the market with incentives, and the company's per-vehicle incentive expense has already dropped this fall.
But within such limits there is potential for abuse, since the contractor has no incentive to contain expenses.
This means that hospitals have an incentive to reduce expenses for all payors, rather than simply those regarded as managed care plans.
For example, if incorporated into existing programs such as drug treatment or into corrections settings, additional recruitment expenses, incentive payments, transportation, meals, and child care would not be required.
The incentives in the expenses system for MPs to profit from property speculation were one reason why politicians were deaf to these arguments.
Incentive trips — all-expenses-paid excursions offered as a reward for outstanding performance — almost disappeared after the American International Group was widely criticized for the lavish spending on one such trip in September 2008, less than a week after it got $85 billion in government bailout money.
The most common responses were: availability of health providers and appropriate medical care (primarily medicine) in case of complications; emotional support; privacy during delivery; clean place after delivery, availability of transport to reach the institution; monetary incentives that exceeded expenses and prompt care (Table 2).
Aspects of care most commonly cited by women to be important were: availability of health providers and appropriate medical care (primarily drugs) in case of complications; emotional support; privacy; clean place after delivery; availability of transport to reach the institution; monetary incentives that exceed expenses; and prompt care.
Because his pay is largely based on the film's profits (usually one-third of the take after the studio recoups its production and advertising costs), he's got plenty of incentive to rein in expenses.
Financial incentives varied by site and included cash incentives, reimbursement of travel expenses and, for some individuals, reimbursement for the cost of required restorative care.
