The objectives guiding health care reforms in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands were to increase efficiency and consumer satisfaction in the provision of health care services. This paper sums up incentives and instruments of competition for consumers, sickness funds and health care...

The objectives guiding health care reforms in Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands were to increase efficiency and consumer satisfaction in the provision of health care services. This paper sums up incentives and instruments of competition for consumers, sickness funds and health care...

Zentrale Aufgabe dieses Beitrags ist es, die mit der Umstellung der GKV-Finanzierung auf Kopfprämien verbundenen Vorteile zu bewerten. Ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit erheben zu wollen, haben die Autoren dieser Expertise dazu insgesamt zwölf Modelle identifiziert, die bis Mitte November...