In this study strengths and weaknesses of financing hospitals in the German health care sector are examined. In the first part of the paper key data of hospitals, subsidies granted by federal states to hospitals, allocation of expenses in the statutory and private health sector are examined....

Health insurance companies are confronted with various tasks in order to offer life-long health care services to their customers. Increasing health expenditures and growing life expectancy necessitates doing annual calculations. At this point triggering factor is applied as a control instrument...