Curing Germany's health care system by mandatory health premia?

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 911-923

  Schubert, Stefanie ^a,b   Schnabel, Reinhold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Applied general equilibrium analysis; Health economics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; REFORM PROCESS;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WELFARE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

GERMANY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INCOME; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 70349852433     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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