Sind unsere Krankenkassen wirklich pleite? Können wir es uns bald nicht mehr leisten, krank zu werden? Daß unser Gesundheitssystem keine Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung ist, sondern ein mächtiger Wirtschaftszweig, haben wir längst begriffen. Aber wer profitiert hier eigentlich? Und warum zahlen...

Recent federal legislation has linked the price paid for health insurance benefits to current income. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, individuals and families with income as high as 400 percent of the federal poverty level are eligible for premium tax credits that...

This paper investigates the impact of Medicare HMO penetration on the medical care expenditures incurred by Medicare fee-for-service enrollees. We find that increasing penetration leads to reduced health care spending on fee-for-service beneficiaries. In particular, a one percentage point...

Background: Pharmaceutical expenditure grow strongly in most health care systems. Especially high prices of new drugs are perceived to be driver of growth which might threaten the sustainability of financing drugs. Objective: The study aims to analyse a) whether German health policies can...