A longstanding debate in health economics and health policy concerns how hospitals adjust prices with private insurers following reductions in public funding. A common argument is that hospitals engage in some degree of "cost-shifting," wherein hospitals increase prices with private insurers in...

This study exploits over 5,000 variations in subsidy generosity across ages and municipalities in Japan to examine how children respond to healthcare prices. We find that free care significantly increases outpatient spending, with price elasticities considerably smaller than for adults. Price...

This study exploits over 5,000 variations in subsidy generosity across ages and municipalities in Japan to examine how children respond to healthcare prices. We find that free care significantly increases outpatient spending, with price elasticities considerably smaller than for adults. Price...

In diesem Band der Bad Orber Gespräche 2004 diskutieren prominente Vertreter der gesetzlichen und privaten Krankenversicherung, der Krankenhausträger und der Politik, wie sie mit wettbewerblichen Mitteln die effiziente Versorgung durch Strukturverbesserungen erreichen und gleichzeitig die...