Abstract: Der Gesetzgeber hat in den letzten Jahren durch verschiedene Regelungen die Annäherung von GKV und PKV vorangetrieben. An der Systemgrenze stehen allerdings gesetzliche Krankenkassen und private Versicherungsunternehmen weiterhin unter höchst unterschiedlichen Bedingungen miteinander...

Mit der Trennung von gesetzlicher und privater Krankenversicherung existieren in Deutschland zwei Krankenversicherungssysteme, die sich in ihren Gestaltungsprinzipien von der Finanzierung über die Unternehmensformen bis hin zur Vergütungssystematik für Ärzte grundlegend unterscheiden. Eine...

This paper analyses the Irish private health insurance (PHI) market. It describes how PHI interacts with the public system, and assesses its contribution to equity, efficiency and responsiveness of the health system. The analysis identifies some of the factors affecting insurance market...

Private health insurance (PHI) is the sole source of primary health coverage for a third of the Netherlands’ population earning above a set income threshold. Social insurance (together with limited public (tax-based financing) is the main source of health coverage for the majority of the...

Despite universal public insurance coverage, private health insurance (PHI) covers almost half of the Australian population – a high coverage rate in comparison with most other OECD countries. Reflecting the belief that a well-functioning health care system should be based on a mixed system of...

This paper analyses the Slovak health insurance system and the policy challenges it faces. It describes the structure of health coverage and health sector reforms being implemented by the Slovak government. It provides a preliminary assessment of the possible impact of such reforms, with a focus...