The effect of influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in the elderly on health service utilisation and costs: a claims data-based cohort study. [PDF]
Background: To date, cost-effectiveness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations was assumed in several health economic modelling studies, but confirmation by real-world data is sparse.
Storch J +14 more
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CAPITALIZATION OF PAYMENTS AS A WAY TO COMPENSATE THE DAMAGE TO LIFE AND HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN CASEOF A LEGAL ENTITY’S BANKRUPTCY [PDF]
The article is devoted to studying the compensation for loss of life or damage to health suffered by employees in case of an employer's bankruptcy. The authors reviewed and analyzed the procedure of dissolution and liquidation of a legal entity, and the ...
Olga Yavor, Viktoriia Nadon, Olena Ruban
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The effectiveness of health screening [PDF]
Using a matched insurant-general practitioner panel data set, we estimated the effect of a general health-screening program on individuals' health status and health care cost.
Hackl, Franz +3 more
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The Right of Insurant to Choose Medical Insurance Company in the Compulsory Health Insurance System
The right of an insured person to choose medical insurance company in the system of Compulsory Health Insurance concerning contradictions in the contents and potential problems connected with its realization is being analyzed in the ...
Storozhuk D. A.
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Copayments in the German Health System - Do They Work? [PDF]
This paper examines the effect of copayments on doctor visits using the German health care reform of 2004 as a natural experiment. In January 2004, copayments of 10 euros for the first doctor visit in each quarter have been introduced for all adults in ...
Augurzky, Boris +2 more
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The joint distribution of net worth and pension wealth in Germany [PDF]
Research on wealth inequality usually focuses on real and financial assets, while pension wealth - the present value of future pension entitlements from public and company pension schemes - receives little attention.
Bönke, Timm +4 more
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Decision Making in Personal Insurance: Impact of Insurance Literacy [PDF]
Financial illiteracy and underinsurance have been revealed to be critical issues in the financial sustainability and well-being of families. However, studies show that financial literacy does not necessarily translate to insurance literacy, and more specialized education can improve insurance literacy.
Sampath Sanjeewa Weedige +3 more
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Insurance Coverage Policies for Personalized Medicine [PDF]
Adoption of personalized medicine in practice has been slow, in part due to the lack of evidence of clinical benefit provided by these technologies. Coverage by insurers is a critical step in achieving widespread adoption of personalized medicine.
Hresko, Andrew, Haga, Susanne B.
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The Effect of a Bonus Program for Preventive Health Behavior on Health Expenditures [PDF]
This paper contributes to the analysis of policy measures that attempt to reduce health care expenditures of insurers. We examine the impact of a cash bonus program for preventive health behavior of a German health insurer on prevention eff ort and ...
Augurzky, Boris +2 more
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Another perspective on the high uninsured-rate in the USA: Crowding out of long term health insurance by the institutional setting of the U.S. health insurance system [PDF]
In the USA, previous to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, about 50 million people under 65 years didn´t have any (private or public) health insurance.
Läufer, Ines
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