Health insurance system financing reforms in the Netherlands, Germany and France

Repercussions for coverage and redistribution

Bibliographic Data

ID9970357
AuthorsPascale Turquet (Université Rennes 2, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume65
Issue1
Pages29-51
Publication date2012-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Security Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-246x.2011.01418.x
OpenAlexW2099272859
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

For a number of years, the Dutch, German and French health insurance systems have been attempting to contain costs and diversify their sources of finance, which traditionally have come mainly from social contributions. Diversification may involve broader‐based public finance, as well as greater recourse to private resources and operators. In the case of the Netherlands and Germany, the reforms go hand in hand with efforts to introduce competition between health insurance bodies. In France, private complementary insurance has become indispensable for adequate access to health care. However, these measures have repercussions for redistribution, which social assistance programmes have difficulty in addressing

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