Gesundheitsfonds: Regelbindung für stabile GKV-Finanzen und sinnvollen Kassenwettbewerb

Klaus Jacobs

Wirtschaftsdienst, 2013, vol. 93, issue 1, 24-27

Abstract: An unexpected surplus in the German statutory health insurance central fund has led to unwise discretionary decisions which should be avoided in the future. First, the setting of the contribution rate, which is currently politically determined, should be replaced by a rule-based procedure to adjust contribution revenues to expected expenditures. Furthermore, in view of the European Fiscal Compact’s debt criteria becoming effective in 2014, health care financing’s dependence on the state budget should be reduced. However, reorganising health care financing is only one area of reform. It should be accompanied by implementing workable solutions for increased competition among health insurers as well as providers. Copyright ZBW and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Keywords: E62; H55; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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