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How complex are the contracts offered by health plans?
Olivella, Pau; Vera-Hernandez, Marcos - In: SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 1 (2010) 3, pp. 305-323
When health plans compete under adverse selection, the competitive equilibrium set of contracts is unique. However, the allocation of these contracts among health plans is undetermined. We show that three health plans suffice to sustain an equilibrium where each health plan offers a single...
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Demand heterogeneity in insurance markets: Implications for equity and efficiency
Geruso, Michael - In: Quantitative Economics 8 (2017) 3, pp. 929-975
In many markets insurers are barred from price discrimination based on con- sumer characteristics like age, gender, and medical history. In this paper, I build on a recent literature to show why such policies are inefficient if consumers differ in their willingness-to-pay for insurance...
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Solving the Premium Risk Problem, Insurer Switches, and Transfers of Aging Provisions
Meier, Volker - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 3, pp. 20-23
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Reform des Gesundheitssystems: Kommt die Einheitskasse?
Oberender, Peter; Zerth, Jürgen; Felder, Stefan; Nell, … - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 19, pp. 3-15
Gesetzlichen als auch bei der Privaten Krankenversicherung. Ist ein einheitlicher Versicherungsmarkt die Lösung? Peter Oberender … Dualität« in der Krankenversicherung eine Alternative zur Einheitskasse vor: Ärzte und Krankenhäuser würden demnach zu …
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Gesundheitspolitik
Breyer, Friedrich - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 79 (2010) 1, pp. 44-55
Arzneimittel, eine bessere Wettbewerbsordnung für die Private Krankenversicherung sowie mehr Spenderorgane durch Einführung der …Bundesgesundheitsminister Rösler sieht in einer der Reform der Beitragserhebung in der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung …, better methods for evaluating new pharmaceuticals, more competition in private health insurance, and the procurement of more …
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Geschlechtsspezifisches Altersvorsorgeverhalten – Untersuchungen mit dem deutschen Taxpayer-Panel
Meyer, Christina - In: WISTA - Wirtschaft und Statistik 74 (2022) 2, pp. 30-41
Seit 2006 ist es bei der Kalkulation von Riester-Verträgen nicht mehr gestattet, das Geschlecht als Faktor in der Risikobewertung heranzuziehen. Das könnte dazu geführt haben, dass Verträge für Männer, die im Durchschnitt eine kürzere Lebenserwartung haben als Frauen, nach der Reform...
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Utilization of healthcare services and renewal of health insurance membership: Evidence of adverse selection in Ghana
Duku, Stephen Kwasi Opoku; Asenso-Boadi, Francis; … - In: Health Economics Review 6 (2016) 43, pp. 1-12
Background: Utilization of healthcare in Ghana's novel National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been increasing since inception with associated high claims bill which threatens the scheme's financial sustainability. This paper investigates the presence of adverse selection by assessing the...
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National health insurance, social influence and antenatal care use in Ghana
Owoo, Nkechi S.; Lambon-Quayefio, Monica P. - In: Health Economics Review 3 (2013) 19, pp. 1-12
The study explores the importance of social influence and the availability of health insurance on maternal care utilization in Ghana through the use of antenatal care services. A number of studies have found that access to health insurance plays a critical role in women's decision to utilize...
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Health Insurance Reform in the Netherlands
Greß, Stefan; Manouguian, Maral; Wasem, Jürgen - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 63-67
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Benefit assessment in Germany: Implications for price discounts
Theidel, Ulrike; von der Schulenburg, Johann-Matthias Graf - In: Health Economics Review 6 (2016) 33, pp. 1-12
Background: The AMNOG regulation, introduced in 2011 in Germany, changed the game for new drugs. Now, the industry is required to submit a dossier to the GBA (the central decision body in the German sickness fund system) to show additional benefit. After granting the magnitude of the additional...
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