Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 476,742
Cover Image
Measuring the relationship between costs and outcomes: The example of Acute Myocardial Infarction in German hospitals
Stargardt, Tom; Schreyögg, Jonas; Kondofersky, Ivan - 2012
In this paper, we propose a methodological approach to measure the relationship between hospital costs and health outcomes. We propose to investigate the relationship for each condition or disease area using patient-level data. We suggest to examine health outcomes as a function of costs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310630
Cover Image
Pets and Human Health in Germany and Australia: National Longitudinal Results
Headey, Bruce; Grabka, Markus M. - In: Social Indicators Research 80 (2007), pp. 297-311
The German and Australian longitudinal surveys analysed here are the first national representative surveys to show that (1) people who continuously own a pet are the healthiest group and (2) people who cease to have a pet or never had one are less healthy. Most previous studies which have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310708
Cover Image
Copayments for Ambulatory Care in Germany: A Natural Experiment Using a Difference-in-Difference Approach
Schreyögg, Jonas; Grabka, Markus M. - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 11 (2010) 3, pp. 331-341
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010310720
Cover Image
Herausforderungen an die Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung
Kopetsch, Thomas - 1997
Die Ausgabendämpfungspolitik der letzten zwanzig Jahre hat die Ursachen der Kostenexplosion nicht tangiert, daher ist der Beitragssatz in der Gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung weiterhin kontinuierlich angestiegen. Als letztendliche Gründe für die Ausgabendynamik und zukünftige...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319334
Cover Image
Income redistribution and the political economy of social health insurance : comparing Germany and Switzerland
Breyer, Friedrich - 2001
In many countries, collectively financed health insurance systems or health services delivery systems (such as the NHS) exist. Typically, these institutions are financed via general taxes or specific contributions levied on earnings. As benefits are not dependent upon income, this implies a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260769
Cover Image
Die Reform der Pflegeversicherung: Weniger Kostendruck durch flexiblere Pflegearrangements?
Michaelis, Jochen; Arntz, Melanie; Spermann, Alexander - 2005
Nach der Einführung der Pflegeversicherung Mitte der neunziger Jahre haben sich die Pflegearrangements in Westdeutschland signifikant zu Lasten der informellen Pflege durch Angehörige verändert, wie erstmals anhand einer deskriptiven SOEP-Analyse gezeigt wird. Dies steht im Einklang mit den...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263280
Cover Image
Do Red Herrings Swim in Circles? – Controlling for the Endogeneity of Time to Death
Felder, Stefan; Werblow, Andreas; Zweifel, Peter - 2008
Studies on the effect of ageing on health care expenditures (HCE) have revealed the importance of controlling for time-to-death (TTD). These studies, however, are subject to possible endogeneity if HCE influences remaining life expectancy. This paper introduces a ten year observational period on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264741
Cover Image
Is Posner right? An empirical test of the Posner argument for transferring health spending from old women to old men
Wunder, Christoph; Schwarze, Johannes - 2009
Posner (1995) proposes the redistribution of health spending from old women to old men to equalize life expectancy. His argument is based on the assumption that women's utility is higher if they are married. Thus, extending the lifespan of men would benefit women. Using life satisfaction data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269404
Cover Image
Ressourcen und Ergebnisse der globalen Gesundheitsökonomie: Einführung und Überblick
Stolpe, Michael - 2003
Entwicklungen in Deutschland, Großbritannien und den USA vorgestellt. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273160
Cover Image
Gesundheitsökonomische und epidemiologische Aspekte von Hirnleistungsstörungen im Alter
Hessel, Franz; Kleinow, Ralf; Wasem, Jürgen - 2004
epidemiologische und gesundheitsökonomische Aspekte von Hirnleistungsstörungen im Alter in Deutschland, wie auch im internationalen … Vergleich gegeben. Die Prävalenz bei über 65jährigen wird in Deutschland auf rund 8% geschätzt mit einer jährlichen Inzidenz von … lassen sich damit für Deutschland jährliche Krankheitskosten von insgesamt rund 35 Mrd. - kalkulieren. In den nächsten …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010296989