This paper studies the politico-economic reasons for the refusal of a proposed compulsory flood insurance scheme in Germany. It provides the rationale for such scheme and outlines the basic features of a market-orientated design. The main reasons for the political down-turn of this proposal were...

Die Debatte über eine Finanzierungsreform des deutschen Krankenversicherungssystems hat in der letzten Zeit viele Konzepte hervorgebracht. Die Vorschläge reichen von der Stabilisierung des Status quo in Form von Kopfpauschalen über die Einführung verschiedener Formen eines...

In response to increasing health expenditures and a high number of physician visits, the German government introduced a copayment for ambulatory care in 2004 for individuals with statutory health insurance (SHI). Because persons with private insurance were exempt from the copayments, this...