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In this paper we identify a number of objectionable features of the German retirement benefit formula. We show that groups of insureds with higher than average life expectancy, in particular high-income groups, are subsidized by the rest of the membership because the formula neglects differences...
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This study investigates hospitals' dynamic incentives to select patients when hospitals are remunerated according to a prospective payment system of the DRG type. Given that prices typically reflect past average costs, we use a discrete-time dynamic framework. Patients differ in severity within...
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In diesem Beitrag stellen wir eine Methode zur Bestimmung des optimalen Risikopools in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung vor. Unser Hauptergebnis ist, dass eine Erstattung der Kosten bei einem bestimmten Kostenniveau die Anreize zur Risikoselektion am stärksten mindert, wenn ein relativ...
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Dieser Beitrag untersucht aus verfassungsökonomischer Sicht den Reformvorschlag, die Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung durch Kopfbeiträge zu finanzieren. Dabei wird davon ausgegangen, dass sich die Bürger im Verfassungszustand einem nicht versicherbaren Prämienrisiko gegenübersehen. Das...
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This paper studies how society votes on the payroll taxes of a basic income and a social health insurance scheme. Individuals differ along the two most important dimensions when it comes to the design of the two welfare schemes, namely, income and risk. Even though the introduction of a basic...
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This study investigates hospitals’ dynamic incentives to select patients when hospitals are remunerated according to a prospective payment system of the DRG type. Given that prices typically reflect past average costs, we use a discrete-time dynamic framework. Patients differ in severity...
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