health, demand for medical services and patient's compliance. The models imply that in addition to existing information … care has a negative impact on the self-related health and that neighbourhood and environmental conditions have an impact … too. Furthermore, patient's compliance positively affects the self-related health and in most cases, labour conditions are …

neglect the fact that the production of health not only depends on the medical services supplied by the physician but is also …

This paper surveys the decision-theoretic foundations of health care production and derives policy implications. The … that the efficiency in the adoption of new technology is enhanced. Neither central planning, nor an extension of … specific reforms in ambulatory, stationary and managed care that would help to enhance the innovative capacity and efficiency …

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 …

The premium rates paid for statutory health insurance in Germany play a key role in the competition among health care … to change health insurance provider, the new products include aspects that are becoming increasingly important to insured … information about premium rates of all statutory health insurance funds in Germany. Applying a multinomial logit model, we show …