Abstract
The limited financial resources and the increasing cost of healthcare services, make it urgent for governments around the globe to develop insightful reward systems that will enable them to offer high-quality services to citizens in a cost-effective manner. It is widely accepted that the labour costs in the health care sector form an important part of the overall healthcare expenses. Therefore, doctors’ remuneration packages should be carefully designed. There are three major ways doctors usually are paid: fee for service, capitation, and salary. In this paper, a rigorous comparative analysis is conducted around the doctors’ compensation methods in Greece and the United Kingdom (U.K.) to explore areas for further improvement in the Greek healthcare system.
