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Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?
Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues, XXVII (2014), 2; 463-471. urn:nbn:hr:145:321933
Wolf, Sascha; Amelung, Volker

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Wolf, S. & Amelung, V. (2014). Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?. Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues, XXVII. (2), 463-471. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933

Wolf, Sascha and Volker Amelung. "Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?." Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues, vol. XXVII, no. 2, 2014, pp. 463-471. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933

Wolf, Sascha and Volker Amelung. "Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?." Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues XXVII, no. 2 (2014): 463-471. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933

Wolf, S. and Amelung, V. (2014) 'Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?', Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues, XXVII(2), pp. 463-471. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933 (Accessed 06 December 2024)

Wolf S, Amelung V. Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?. Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues [Internet]. 2014 December 24 [cited 2024 December 06];XXVII(2):463-471. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933

S. Wolf and V. Amelung, "Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?", Ekonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues, vol. XXVII, no. 2, pp. 463-471, December 2014. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:145:321933. [Accessed: 06 December 2024]

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Title (english)Levelling vs competition – political trend reversal in the German healthcare system?
AuthorSascha Wolf
AuthorVolker Amelung
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		SOCIAL SCIENCES
Economics
Abstract (english)
For almost 20 years, the German federal government has declared that competition is the key to ensuring the financial sustainability of the healthcare system. The aim of this paper is to investigate if German government indeed has followed a direct path to enhancing competition. For this purpose, a qualitative analysis of the most important healthcare reform acts has been conducted. In conclusion, especially since the introduction of the Health Fund in 2009, a clear trend towards more levelling and regulation can be observed. This trend is confirmed by the most recent healthcare reform act in June 2014. The abolishment of flat-rate premiums is the expression of the government’s fear that competitive pressure could endanger the solvency and viability of sickness funds (statutory health insurance funds). In contrast, on the market for selective contracts, an ambivalent picture emerges. On the one hand, several possibilities for establishing new forms of healthcare and strengthening competition have been introduced. On the other hand, sickness funds as well as service providers are often reluctant to enter into selective contracts.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeProfessional paper - Professional paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleEkonomski vjesnik : Review of Contemporary Entrepreneurship, Business, and Economic Issues
Numberingvol. XXVII, no. 2, pp. 463-471
p-ISSN0353-359X
e-ISSN1847-2206
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:145:321933
Publication2014-12-24
Document URLhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/132849
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