One cornerstone of current attempts to reform the German public health care system by introducing private insurance schemes is the assumption that economic incentives play an important role in individual decision-making about using medical help. This hypothesis is examined for the case of demand...

Krankenkassen, Krankenhausverbände und der Bund beklagen unisono die öffentliche Unterfinanzierung der deutschen Krankenhausinfrastruktur. Zuständig für die Infrastruktur sind die Länder, die seit Jahren die Haushaltsmittel für Krankenhausinvestitionen reduzieren. In diesem Beitrag werden...

As a recognition of the valuable role of private sector in the healthcare delivery system, this paper attempts to collate vital information on private hospitals in the Philippines. This paper looks at the different characteristics and structures of private hospitals sector with regard to...

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that...