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The report is a result of the Ageing, Health Status and Determinants of Health Expenditure (AHEAD) project within the EC 6th Framework programme. The objective of the research was to present the model of future health care system revenues and expenditures in selected Central and Eastern European...
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Entwicklungen in Deutschland, Großbritannien und den USA vorgestellt. …
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The report is a result of the Ageing, Health Status and Determinants of Health Expenditure (AHEAD) project within the EC 6th Framework programme. The objective of the research was to present the model of future health care system revenues and expenditures in Poland and to discuss projection...
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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...
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Gesundheitswesen diskutiert. In diesem Papier wird argumentiert, dass er diese Funktion möglicherweise nicht erfüllt, wenn die …
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We provide comparable evidence on the patterns and trends in obesity across the Atlantic and analyse whether there are economic rationales for public intervention to control obesity. We take into account equity issues as well as efficiency considerations, which are organized around three...
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The public economic burden of shifting trends in population health remains uncertain. Sustained increases in obesity, diabetes, and other diseases could reduce life expectancy - with a concomitant decrease in the public-sector's annuity burden - but these savings may be offset by worsening...
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Retired households, especially those with high lifetime income, decumulate their wealth very slowly, and many die leaving large estates. The three leading explanations for the 'retirement savings puzzle' are the desire to insure against uncertain lifespans and medical expenses, the desire to...
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Was hierzulande derzeit unter der Bezeichnung Managed Care aus den USA bekannt wurde, steht ohne Übertreibung für die … Unwälzung des Systems der medizinischen Versorgung in den USA. Gemeint ist damit ein äußerst rasant vorangehender Prozeß, in dem … Finanzierungs- bzw. Versicherungsseite gesteuert werden. Im Reformdiskurs um das deutsche Gesundheitswesen erhalten Konzepte mit dem …
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