Many health economists demand more competition in the health care system. They focus on the competition between … sickness funds for insured and the competition between health care providers for contracts with sickness funds. But they … neglect the competition between health care providers for patients which is crucial for medical quality. This third field of …

Entsprechend der Themenfrage wird zunächst untersucht, wie sich Gemeinwohl und Wettbewerb als Ziele in einer privaten …

The premium rates paid for statutory health insurance in Germany play a key role in the competition among health care … information about premium rates of all statutory health insurance funds in Germany. Applying a multinomial logit model, we show … used to evaluate the future developments in statutory health insurance in Germany, assuming that customer mobility will …