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The German health system in an international comparison: assessment and reform options
Rigmar Osterkamp
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2001, 54, Nr. 10, 9-16
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2001, 54, Nr. 10, 9-16
Spending on health services in Germany is extremely high in an international comparison. But despite the high costs, life expectancy in Germany is only moderately long. This implies a low economic efficiency of the health system. This is underscored by a 191-country comparison made by the World Health Organisation which contrasts health spending with life expectancy.
JEL Classification: I100
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ifo Schnelldienst 10/2001
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2001