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Arentz, Christine, Eekhoff, Johann and Kochskaemper, Susanna (2012). Private health insurance: a role model for European health systems. Eur. J. Health Econ., 13 (5). S. 615 - 622. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1618-7598

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Abstract

European health care systems will face major challenges in the near future. Demographic change and technological progress induce rising costs. In order to deal with these developments and to preserve the current level of health care provision, health care systems need to be highly efficient. Yet existing health care systems show a lot of inefficiencies that result in waste of scarce resources. Therefore, improvements in performance are necessary. In this article, we argue that a change in financing health care accompanied by the liberalisation of the market for health care service providers offers a promising solution. We develop a market-based model for financing health care and show how it can be put into practice without generating additional costs for society while meeting social equity criteria.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Arentz, Christine UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Eekhoff, Johann UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kochskaemper, Susanna UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-482702
DOI:	10.1007/s10198-012-0406-7
Journal or Publication Title:	Eur. J. Health Econ.
Volume:	13
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 615 - 622
Date:	2012
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1618-7598
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language RISK-ADJUSTMENT; AGING PROVISIONS; CONTRACTS Multiple languages Economics; Health Policy & Services Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48270