The self-regulatory German health care system between growing competition and state hierarchy

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This article focuses on the changing role of the state in financing, providing and regulating health care services under the German health care system from 1970-2000. While a reduced role of the state can be observed in terms of financing, our analysis of service provision indicates inconsistent developments. Monetary resource flow analyses indicate a decrease in private service provision as a percentage of total health expenditure, but when analysing the development of health employment we see a growth in "private" health care personnel. The most important changes, however, have taken place in terms of regulation. Since the early 1990s, the traditionally self-regulatory German health care system has simultaneously faced growing competition and state hierarchy.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: TranState Working Papers ; No. 32

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Subject: Gesundheitswesen ; Gesundheitsreform ; Gesundheitspolitik ; Deutschland

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Wendt, Claus ; Rothgang, Heinz ; Helmert, Uwe
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Bremen, Collaborative Research Center 597 - Transformations of the State
• (where): Bremen
• (when): 2005

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/28282
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET