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Overconfidence and technology adoption in health care
Comin, Diego; Skinner, Jonathan; Staiger, Douglas - 2022
two-thirds of the cross-hospital variation in ICD use. A dynamic version of the model with learning about bias predicts …
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The effect of the patient protection and affordable care act medicaid expansions on financial wellbeing
Hu, Luojia; Kaestner, Robert; Mazumder, Bhashkar; … - 2016
We examine the effect of the Medicaid expansions under the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) on consumer, financial outcomes using data from a major credit reporting agency for a large, national sample of adults. We employ the synthetic control method to compare individuals...
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Evidenzbasierte Bestimmung des Leistungskatalogs im Gesundheitswesen? Das Beispiel des englischen National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Rothgang, Heinz; Niebuhr, Dea; Wasem, Jürgen; Greß, Stefan - 2004
Das englische National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) wird in der bundesdeutschen Diskussion um die Reform der Institutionen zur Konkretisierung des Leistungskatalogs in der GKV entweder als Vorbild oder als abschreckendes Beispiel genannt. Die Analyse der von NICE angewandten...
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A simple model of health insurance competition
Kemnitz, Alexander - 2010
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...
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The Economics of Hospital Trips and Health Care Reform
Million, Andreas; Rotte, Ralph; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998
help. This hypothesis is examined for the case of demand for hospital care which covers the largest part of public … insurance expenditures. The paper applies various methods for count data analysis of the frequency of hospital trips. Contrary …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262263
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How Are Government Hospitals Performing? A Study of Resource Management in DOH-retained Hospitals
Lavado, Rouselle F.; Sanglay-Dunleavy, Abigail Barbara; … - 2010
The paper attempts to provide an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines with particular emphasis on … hospitals being managed by the DOH. The paper begins with an overview of the hospital sector in the Philippines, describing the … size, location, and utilization of hospital services. To assess the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery in DOH …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421172
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Profile of Private Hospitals in the Philippines
Lavado, Rouselle F.; Pantig, Ida Marie T.; Ulep, … - 2011
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...
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Savings after retirement
French, Eric; Jones, John Bailey; McGee, Rory - 2022
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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Kids or courses? Gender differences in the effects of active labor market policies
Lechner, Michael; Wiehler, Stephan - 2007
may explain why other similar studies found such programs to be more effective for women than for men. In particular for … younger women a key effect of the programs is to reduce or postpone pregnancies and to increase the attachment to the labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268233
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Zwischen Kopfpauschale und Bürgerprämie: Expertisen zur Finanzreform der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung
Greß, Stefan (contributor); Pfaff, Anita B. (contributor);  … - 2005
Obwohl die Ausgaben der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung infolge der Gesundheitsreformen weitgehend parallel zum Bruttoinlandsprodukt wachsen, sind die Beitragssätze wegen der Einnahmenschwäche gestiegen. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden unterschiedliche Reformansätze einer Finanzierungsreform...
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