This paper examines the sustainability of weight loss achieved through cash rewards and, for the first time, the potential of monetary incentives to prevent weight cycling. In a three period randomized controlled trial, about 700 obese persons were assigned to two treatment groups, which were...

Die Rahmenbedingungen und Existenzgrundlagen für Krankenhäuser in Deutschland werden – nicht erst durch die Corona-Krise – immer schwieriger. Durch Kooperationen, Fusionen, Verkauf, Umwidmung oder gar Schließung wird es zu einer Konsolidierung im Krankenhausmarkt kommen. Krankenhäuser,...

This paper examines the effect of copayments on doctor visits using the German health care reform of 2004 as a natural experiment. In January 2004, copayments of 10 euros for the first doctor visit in each quarter have been introduced for all adults in the statutory health insurance. Individuals...