Lukas Kauer
Biographic Data
| ID | 1250701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lukas Kauer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lukas |
| FAMILY NAME | Kauer |
| SIGNATURE | KAUER L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lucerne |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1754-6942 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Retirement and health plan choice
Many consumers exhibit choice persistence, often sticking with suboptimal or dominated health plans. We analyze the effect of retirement on health plan choice using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design that exploits Switzerland's old-age pension legislation. Drawing on insurance claims data from 84,731 individuals aged 61 to 68 over the years 2006-2014, we find that retirement significantly increases switching from the standard model to manage…
Falling ill raises the health insurer's administration bill
Extreme under and overcompensation in morbidity-based health plan payments
Improving risk-equalization in Switzerland
The Swiss healthcare financing system is on the verge of one of its largest reforms. The Swiss parliament is currently debating how to reallocate about 20 % of total health expenditures. Swiss cantons make substantial tax-funded contributions to health expenditures by paying 55 % of hospital inpatient costs. As health insurers are fully responsible for all outpatient costs, the present system may provide unintended incentives to treat patients in…
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Extreme under and overcompensation in morbidity-based health plan payments
Improving risk-equalization in Switzerland
The Swiss healthcare financing system is on the verge of one of its largest reforms. The Swiss parliament is currently debating how to reallocate about 20 % of total health expenditures. Swiss cantons make substantial tax-funded contributions to health expenditures by paying 55 % of hospital inpatient costs. As health insurers are fully responsible for all outpatient costs, the present system may provide unintended incentives to treat patients in…
Falling ill raises the health insurer's administration bill
Retirement and health plan choice
Many consumers exhibit choice persistence, often sticking with suboptimal or dominated health plans. We analyze the effect of retirement on health plan choice using a fuzzy regression discontinuity design that exploits Switzerland's old-age pension legislation. Drawing on insurance claims data from 84,731 individuals aged 61 to 68 over the years 2006-2014, we find that retirement significantly increases switching from the standard model to manage…
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