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Explaining Differences in Remuneration Rates of Nursing Homes in Germany
Remuneration rates of German nursing homes are prospectively negotiated between long-term care insurance (LTCI) and social assistance on the one side and nursing homes on the other. They differ considerably across regions while there is no evidence for substantial differences in care provision. This paper explains the differences in the remuneration rates by observable characteristics of the nursing home, its residents and its region with a special focus on the largest federal state North-Rhine-Westphalia, in which the most expensive nursing homes are located. We use data from the German Federal Statistical Office for 2005 on all nursing homes that off er full-time residential care for the elderly. We find that differences in remuneration rates can partly be explained by exogenous factors. Controls for residents, nursing homes, and district characteristics explain roughly 30% of the price difference; 40% can be ascribed to a regionally different kind of negotiation between nursing homes and LTCI. 30% of the raw price difference remains unexplained by observable characteristics.
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978-3-86788-242-2
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 215
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Analysis of Health Care Markets
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
- Subject
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nursing homes
determinants of remuneration rates
regional price differences
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Mennicken, Roman
Augurzky, Boris
Rothgang, Heinz
Wasem, Jürgen
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Veröffentlichung
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Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
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Essen
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2010
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Mennicken, Roman
- Augurzky, Boris
- Rothgang, Heinz
- Wasem, Jürgen
- Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI)
Time of origin
- 2010