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‘Catastrophic’ healthcare expenditure: critique of a problematic concept and a proposal

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  • Peter Zweifel, 2016. "‘Catastrophic’ healthcare expenditure: critique of a problematic concept and a proposal," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 17(5), pages 519-520, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:17:y:2016:i:5:d:10.1007_s10198-016-0761-x
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    1. Peter Zweifel & H. E. Frech, 2016. "Why ‘Optimal’ Payment for Healthcare Providers Can Never be Optimal Under Community Rating," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 9-20, February.
    2. Peter Zweifel, 2012. "The Grossman model after 40 years," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 13(6), pages 677-682, December.
    3. Grossman, Michael, 1972. "On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 80(2), pages 223-255, March-Apr.
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