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Zeitsignale : zum Reputationseffekt von Zeitkoeffizienten auf dem Arztleistungsmarkt
Andersen, Hanfried H. - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000821868
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Copayments for ambulatory care in Germany : a natural experiment using a difference-in-difference approach
Schreyögg, Jonas (contributor);  … - 2008
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 health...
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Do optional deductibles reduce the number of doctor visits? : empirical evidence with German dat
Schmitz, Hendrik (contributor) - 2008
Deductibles in health insurance are often regarded as a means to contain health care costs when individuals exhibit moral hazard. However, in the absence of moral hazard, voluntarily chosen deductibles may instead lead to self-selection into different insurance contracts. We use a set of new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003785047
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Demographic and geographic determinants of regional physician supply
Kuhn, Michael; Ochsen, Carsten - 2009
population, and (iii) to cross-regional correlations in physician supply. Using regional data for Germany, we examine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003887017
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Copayments for doctor visits in Germany and the probability of visiting a physician : evidence from a natural experiment
Farbmacher, Helmut - 2009
The German health care reform of 2004 imposes a charge of 10 Euro for the first visit to a doctor in each quarter of the year. At first glance, there is no inhibiting effect of this fee on utilization in the German Socio-Economic Panel. However, this study reveals that the true effect is diluted...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951754
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Grenzen des Wettbewerbs im Gesundheitswesen
Kumpmann, Ingmar (contributor) - 2008
Many health economists demand more competition in the health care system. They focus on the competition between sickness funds for insured and the competition between health care providers for contracts with sickness funds. But they neglect the competition between health care providers for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003615904
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How payment systems affect physicians' provision behaviour : an experimental investigation
Hennig-Schmidt, Heike; Selten, Reinhard; Wiesen, Daniel - 2009
physicians' behavior. Medical students decide as experimental physicians on the quantity of medical services. Real patients gain …. Financial incentives are not the only motivation for physicians' quantity decisions, though. The patient benefit is of … physicians are paid by FFS. -- Physician payment system ; laboratory experiment ; incentives ; fee-for-service ; capitation …
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Comparative analysis of delivery of primary eye care in three European countries
Thomas, Dominik; Weegen, Lennart; Walendzik, Anke; … - 2011
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Zeigt die Praxisgebühr die gewünschte Wirkung?
Augurzky, Boris; Bauer, Thomas K.; Schaffner, Sandra - 2007
Am 1. Januar 2004 trat in Deutschland das Gesetz zur Modernisierung der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung in Kraft …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009248608