Seit dem rapiden Wachstum der Ausgaben für Gesundheit zu Beginn der 70er Jahre steht die Analyse der nominalen Ausgaben im Mittelpunkt des wissenschaftlichen und politischen Interesses. Durch die Ermittlung aussagefähiger Preiszeitreihen für spezifische Behandlungsleistungen der Gesetzlichen...

Physicians are traditionally liable under a negligence rule of liability. Economic analysis of liability rules, including malpractice, assumes that the primary function of liability is injury prevention (deterrence). Compensation can be provided more efficiently through other forms of social or...

This chapter reviews topics related to the demand for health insurance, including the question of how choice of health insurance should be structured for consumers. After the first section summarizes some of the institutional features of health insurance in high- and middle-income countries, a...