Die langfristige Finanzierung des gesetzlichen Gesundheitssystems ist aufgrund des bevorstehenden doppelten Alterungsprozesses und des medizinisch-technischen Fortschritts massiv gefährdet. Der Autor quantifiziert unter Anwendung der Methode der Generationenbilanzierung die langfristige...

This paper assesses the long-term fiscal position of the Russian health insurance system using Generational Accounting, with particular attention to special factors of the health care sector. We find out that the demographic development of Russia causes a significant burden for future...

The "red herring" hypothesis contends that the high health care expenditure in old age is caused by proximity to death rather than calendar age. Dissenters point to longitudinal data and claim that health care expenditure age profiles tend to steepen over time. The present paper tests the...