Eibich, Peter; Schmitz, Hendrik; Ziebarth, Nicolas R. - In: DIW Economic Bulletin 2 (2012) 2, pp. 15-24
The German health care reform implemented in 2009 led to a considerable increase in price transparency within the statutory health insurance (SHI) (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV) system and also made it more consumer-friendly which, in turn, has encouraged policy holders to react to price...
