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German risk structure compensation: enhancing equity and effectiveness

A Files¹, M Murray

¹Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, USA.

Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing

|January 1, 1995

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Germany

Area of Science:

Health economics
Health services research
Social insurance policy

Background:

Pre-1992 German health insurance featured inequitable competition among sickness funds.
Limited insurer choice and risk segmentation led to inefficiencies.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe Germany's risk structure compensation mechanism implemented in 1994.
To analyze its effects on sickness fund equity and efficiency.
To discuss implications for the U.S. insurance market.

Main Methods:

Analysis of the German risk structure compensation system.
Review of post-reform health insurance market data.
Comparative policy analysis.

Main Results:

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Risk structure compensation improved equity and efficiency among German sickness funds.
The mechanism addressed pre-existing issues of risk segmentation.

Conclusions:

Germany's risk structure compensation offers a model for enhancing health insurance market fairness.
The German experience provides valuable insights for U.S. healthcare reform discussions.