Die vorliegende Studie ist das Ergebnis eines gemeinsamen Projektes der ADMED GmbH und des RWI. Ziel ist die Darstellung wesentlicher Ineffizienzen im deutschen Gesundheitswesen. Zur Beurteilung ihrer Bedeutung erfolgt eine grobe Abschätzung der damit verbundenen Einsparpotenziale, wobei es...

For some considerable time now the interface between ambulatory and hospital care has been mooted as a cause of inefficiencies in the German health system and there have been calls for a softening of the strict separation between the two sectors. This debate emphasizes the need for detailed...

This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...

This paper empirically assesses the relative role of health plan prices, service quality and optional benefits in the decision to choose a health plan. We link representative German SOEP panel data from 2007 to 2010 to (i) health plan service quality indicators, (ii) measures of voluntary...