Private health insurance in Germany and Chile: two stories of co-existence, segmentation and conflict

Abstract Background In Germany and Chile, substitutive private health insurance has been shaped by its co-existence with statutory social health insurance. Despite differences in the way choice is available to users in the health insurance regimes of Chile and Germany, the way in which each country...

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Main Authors: Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, Justin C. Yang, Stefanie Ettelt, Inna Thalmann, Valeska Seguel Ravest, Carol Brayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0831-z