Fetzer, Stefan; Häcker, Jasmin; Hagist, Christian - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft <Freiburg, Breisgau> - 2005
The main determinants of the financial problems of the German statutory health and longtermcare systems are demographic aging, the medical-technical progress as well as thedisproportionate cost increase in long-term care services. Concerning these factors, onlyreform concepts on the expenditure...