The German Central Health Fund-Recent developments in health care financing in Germany

Health Policy

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 246-252

  Göpffarth, Dirk ^a   Henke, Klaus Dirk ^b  

^a Protection and Disaster Assistance   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additional premiums; Competition; Germany; Health care financing; Premium subsidies

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FUNDING; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREDICTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INSURANCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTHCARE FINANCING; INSURANCE, HEALTH; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84874291728     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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