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This paper provides field evidence on (a) how price framing affects consumers' decision to switch health insurance plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition...
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Am 1. Januar 2004 trat in Deutschland das Gesetz zur Modernisierung der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung in Kraft …
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Anders als früher, müssen krankenversicherte Bürger heute mehr Entscheidungen über ihre gesundheitliche Versorgung treffen. Sowohl die Ausdifferenzierung von präventiven und versorgenden Leistungen, als auch erweiterte Wahlmöglichkeiten bei der Auswahl der Krankenkasse sind dafür ein...
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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...
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The premium rates paid for statutory health insurance in Germany play a key role in the competition among health care … information about premium rates of all statutory health insurance funds in Germany. Applying a multinomial logit model, we show … used to evaluate the future developments in statutory health insurance in Germany, assuming that customer mobility will …
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We investigate two determinants of the price sensitivity of health plan demand: the size of the choice set and the salience of premium differences. Using variation in both features in the German Social Health Insurance (SHI) and information on health plan switches of retirees in the German Socio...
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This paper provides fi eld evidence on (a) how price framing aff ects consumers' decision to switch health insurance plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple regulatory efforts. In 2009, in order to foster competition...
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