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Preliminary analysis of short term financial implications of a prevention bonus program: First results from the German statutory health insurance

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  • Stephanie Stock
  • Björn Stollenwerk
  • Gabriele Klever-Deichert
  • Marcus Redaelli
  • Guido Büscher
  • Christian Graf
  • Klaus Möhlendick
  • Jan Mai
  • Andreas Gerber
  • Markus Lüngen
  • Karl Lauterbach

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Preliminary results of a prevention bonus program in the German Statutory Health Insurance suggest a decrease in mean health care spending per enrollee. These effects may increase with time as long term effects of prevention become effective. However, further research is needed to understand how much of these short term cost reductions can be attributed to the program itself rather than to possible confounders or volunteer bias and how the short term savings may be accrued. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

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  • Stephanie Stock & Björn Stollenwerk & Gabriele Klever-Deichert & Marcus Redaelli & Guido Büscher & Christian Graf & Klaus Möhlendick & Jan Mai & Andreas Gerber & Markus Lüngen & Karl Lauterbach, 2008. "Preliminary analysis of short term financial implications of a prevention bonus program: First results from the German statutory health insurance," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 53(2), pages 78-86, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:53:y:2008:i:2:p:78-86
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-008-7026-0
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    1. Raphael Schilling & Milena Pavlova & Andrea Karaman, 2023. "Consumer Preferences for Health Services Offered by Health Insurance Companies in Germany," Risks, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-27, December.
    2. Xuezheng Qin & Jay Pan, 2016. "The Medical Cost Attributable to Obesity and Overweight in China: Estimation Based on Longitudinal Surveys," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 25(10), pages 1291-1311, October.
    3. Gaertner, Jan & Drabik, Anna & Marschall, Ursula & Schlesiger, Grit & Voltz, Raymond & Stock, Stephanie, 2013. "Inpatient Palliative Care: A nationwide analysis," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 109(3), pages 311-318.
    4. Becker, Christian & Holle, Rolf & Stollenwerk, Björn, 2015. "The excess health care costs of KardioPro, an integrated care program for coronary heart disease prevention," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(6), pages 778-786.
    5. Stock, Stephanie & Schmidt, Harald & Büscher, Guido & Gerber, Andreas & Drabik, Anna & Graf, Christian & Lüngen, Markus & Stollenwerk, Björn, 2010. "Financial incentives in the German Statutory Health Insurance: New findings, new questions," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 96(1), pages 51-56, June.
    6. Ines Weinhold & Christian Schindler & Nils Kossack & Benjamin Berndt & Dennis Häckl, 2019. "Economic impact of disease prevention in a morbidity-based financing system: does prevention pay off for a statutory health insurance fund in Germany?," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 20(8), pages 1181-1193, November.

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