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Causes of regional variation in healthcare utilization in Germany
Salm, Martin; Wübker, Ansgar - 2017
share of regional variation in ambulatory care use in Germany can be attributed to demand factors and to supply factors … characteristics. Our results contrast with previous results for other countries, and they suggest that institutional rules in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011603120
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Regional variation in healthcare utilization and mortality
Godøy, Anna; Huitfeldt, Ingrid - 2018
Geographic variation in healthcare utilization has raised concerns of possible inefficiencies in healthcare supply, as differences are often not reflected in health outcomes. Using comprehensive Norwegian microdata, we exploit cross-region migration to analyze regional variation in healthcare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011968660
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How health plan enrollees value prices relative to supplemental benefits and service quality
Bünnings, Christian; Schmitz, Hendrik; Tauchmann, Harald; … - 2015
This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010487966
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How health plan enrollees value prices relative to supplemental benefits and service quality
Bünnings, Christian; Schmitz, Hendrik; Tauchmann, Harald; … - 2015
This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010490826
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How health plan enrollees value prices relative to supplemental benefits and service quality
Bünnings, Christian; Schmitz, Hendrik; Tauchmann, Harald; … - 2015
This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010493156
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Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance : Evidence from Germany
Pilny, Adam - 2017
To equalize differences in health plan premiums due to differences in risk pools, the German legislature introduced a simple Risk Adjustment Scheme (RAS) based on age, gender and disability status in 1994. In addition, effective 1996, consumers gained the freedom to choose among hundreds of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012952589
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Introducing Risk Adjustment and Free Health Plan Choice in Employer-Based Health Insurance : Evidence from Germany
Pilny, Adam - 2017
To equalize differences in health plan premiums due to differences in risk pools, the German legislature introduced a simple Risk Adjustment Scheme (RAS) based on age, gender and disability status in 1994. In addition, effective 1996, consumers gained the freedom to choose among hundreds of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012945801
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Introducing risk adjustment and free health plan choice in employer-based health insurance : evidence from Germany
Pilny, Adam; Wübker, Ansgar; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2017
To equalize differences in health plan premiums due to differences in risk pools, the German legislature introduced a simple Risk Adjustment Scheme (RAS) based on age, gender and disability status in 1994. In addition, effective 1996, consumers gained the freedom to choose among hundreds of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663379
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Mehr Staat im Gesundheitswesen? : acht Thesen zu einer zur Unzeit aufkeimenden Systemdebatte
Pimpertz, Jochen - 2020
robust. While the infection rate in Germany is so far slightly lower than in other large European economies, the relatively … increased - potentially favoured by a mix of private and public hospital operators in Germany. Bottlenecks are more likely to be … caused by the staffing of hospitals, where Germany does not compare favourably with other countries. Fortunately, up to now …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224915
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Introducing risk adjustment and free health plan choice in employer-based health insurance : evidence from Germany
Pilny, Adam; Wübker, Ansgar; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - 2017
To equalize differences in health plan premiums due to differences in risk pools, the German legislature introduced a simple Risk Adjustment Scheme (RAS) based on age, gender and disability status in 1994. In addition, effective 1996, consumers gained the freedom to choose among hundreds of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631504