In 1996 free choice of health insurers has been introduced in the German social health insurance scheme. Competition between insurers was supposed to increase efficiency. A crucial precondition for effective competition among health insurers is that consumers search for lower-priced health...

In 1996 free choice of health insurers has been introduced in the German social health insurance scheme. Competition between insurers was supposed to increase efficiency. A crucial precondition for effective competition among health insurers is that consumers search for lower-priced health...

Mit dem Gesetz zur Reform des Risikostrukturausgleichs in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung vom 10. Dezember 2001 hat der Gesetzgeber das Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung dazu verpflichtet, eine wissenschaftliche Untersuchung zur Auswahl geeigneter Gruppenbildungen,...