Treatment costs for type 2 diabetes account for a substantial amount of the expenses for statutory health care funds. Within a study sample of the year 2005, 6.8 % of the insured were being treated for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Compared to the non-diabetic insured in the sample, patients...

Einleitung: Gesundheit ist einer der gesellschaftlichen Bereiche mit traditionell hohen Zustimmungswerten für Solidarität und Gleichheit. Vor dem Hintergrund einer Zunahme (gefühlter) gesellschaftlicher Ungleichheit in vielen Bereichen kann sich mögliche ungleiche Behandlung im...

Expenditures for HIV-infection are driven mainly by drug costs. We identified several clinical variables influencing the costs of HIV-treatment. This information could assist policymakers when allocating limited health care resources to HIV care. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Remuneration rates of German nursing homes are prospectively negotiated between long-term care insurance (LTCI) and social assistance on the one side and nursing homes on the other. They differ considerably across regions while there is no evidence for substantial differences in care provision....

In 2009 the German central health fund was implemented. It was the result of a political compromise. One political party intended to equalise the risk structure among 130 different health care funds, and the other wanted to intensify competition and to improve efficiency among the different...