We examine the strategic interaction in the market for physician services when the total budget for reimbursement is fixed. We show that this prospective payment system involves - compared to a fee-for-service remuneration system - a severe coordination problem, which potentially leads to the...

Abstract: Europa wächst zusammen, dies gilt auch für den Gesundheitsbereich. In der Arbeit werden die Auswirkungen der Europäischen Gesundheitspolitik auf die grenzüberschreitende Gesundheitsversorgung zwischen den EU-Mitgliedstaaten analysiert und aus der deutschen Perspektive dargestellt....

We examine the strategic interaction in the market for physician services when the total budget for reimbursement is fixed. We show that this prospective payment system involves { compared to a fee-for-service remuneration system { a severe coordination problem, which potentially leads to the...