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In 2004, the United Kingdom committed £1.8 billion ($3.2 billion) to a new pay-for-performance contract for family practitioners.¹ During the first year, the levels of achievement exceeded those anticipated by the government, with an average of 83.4% of the available incentive payments claimed.² However, the quality of care in English family practices had already begun to improve in response to a wide range of initiatives,^3,4,5,6 including national standards for the treatment of major chronic diseases and a national system of inspection (Table 1). Family practitioners already had some experience with financial incentives from the limited use of incentive . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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