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What is the real benefit of citizen insurance and health premiums?

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  • Stefan Fetzer
  • Christian Hagist
  • Bernd Raffelhüschen

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With the help of generational accounting, Prof. Bernd Raffelhüschen, Stefan Fetzer and Christian Hagist from the University of Freiburg analyse what consequences the recent proposals for reforming health insurance (citizen insurance or health premiums) could have on the sustainability of funding social security systems.

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  • Stefan Fetzer & Christian Hagist & Bernd Raffelhüschen, 2004. "What is the real benefit of citizen insurance and health premiums?," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 57(15), pages 03-07, August.
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    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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