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framework how unsustainable the public finances of France, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. are, given their demographic …
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framework how unsustainable the public finances of France, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. are, given their demographic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318155
France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low. As in other OECD countries, technology is expanding possibilities for life extension and...
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The purpose of this paper is to study hospital costs in the event of introduction of a Prospective Payment System in France. We use a nested three dimensional database (stays-hospitals-years) to identify hospital unobservable heterogeneity and a transitory moral hazard component of cost...
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Cet article étudie les coûts des hôpitaux publics français dans la perspective d'une réforme de la tarification. Des données à trois dimensions hôpital-séjour-année permettent d'identifier l'hétérogénéité non observée des hôpitaux et la composante de la variabilité du coût...
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I investigate the contribution of pharmaceutical innovation to recent longevity growth in Germany and France. First, I …-adjusted mortality rates of residents of Germany, using longitudinal, annual, state-level data during the period 2000-2007. The estimates …
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The aim of this paper is to compare the evolution of antidepressant consumption in France, Germany and the United … for the UK, GKV for Germany and Afssaps for France) to estimate antidepressant consumption in Daily Defined Doses. The … main results are: (1) Antidepressant consumption has increased significantly over the last decade in France (x2), Germany …
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Stärker werdender Wettbewerb zwischen den Krankenhäusern stellt diese vor erhebliche wirtschaftliche Herausforderungen. Kostendruck und Sanierungsstau wegen veralteter baulicher Infrastruktur verschärfen die durch die Einführung des Fallpauschalensystems (G-DRG) angespannte finanzielle Lage...
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On January 1st 2008, a 0.5€ deductible levied on every prescription drug package purchased was introduced in France. This study aims at shedding light on the effect of this policy on prescription drug purchasing behavior among the targeted individuals. Declared behavior from a cross-sectional...
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This paper assesses the impact of a free complementary health insurance plan introduced in 2000 in France on healthcare utilisation and healthcare expenditures. This free plan pays off most of out-of-pocket expenses and is entitled to the 10% poorest households in France. In order to tackle the...
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