, health insurances funds will increase their adverse competition for higher income households. …

Germany’s healthcare system is praised as one of the best in the world. In this article, we review Germany’s health … system by critically analysing its structure, funding, resource allocation, provider payments, efficiency, health outcomes …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

This paper investigates competition between health insurance companies under different financing regulations. We … consider two alternatives advanced in recent German health care reform discussions: competition by contribution rates (health … contributions) and by fees (health premia). We find that contribution rate competition yields lower company profits and higher …

Derzeit ist Deutschland europaweit das einzige Land mit einem Nebeneinander von zwei Systemen der Kranken … hier für unterschiedliche Wege in Richtung eines einheitlichen Krankenversicherungssystems in Deutschland. …The present division between statutory and private health insurance in Germany (GKV and PKV) is hard to justify. If it …

competition and to improve efficiency among the different health insurances. The fund is fl anked by a health-based risk … basis for competition among statutory health care funds, securing quality and efficiency in health care provision. To cover … und Wettbewerb in das Krankenversicherungssystem Einzug hielte. Vor allem der erhoffte Übergang vom Preis- zum …