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27707-01 - Lecture: Reimbursement of Health Care Providers (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Every 3rd semester |
| Lecturers | Stefan Felder (stefan.felder@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | The market for health care does not conform to the textbook model of perfect competition. Furthermore, competition often takes place in regulated settings. In the hospital sector, the DRG system can be regarded as a form of yardstick competition. The lecture examines several agency problems of medical providers’ behavior. We consider physicians’ role in cost control, quality provision, patient access and referral decision. For each scenario, we examine the implications for the design of optimal payment. |
| Learning objectives | - To give students understanding of microeconomic models in health economics - To make students competent in principle‐agent models |
| Bibliography | Zweifel, P./ Breyer, F./Kifmann, M., Health Economics, 2nd edition, Springer, 2014. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Bachelor completed |
| Course application | Registration: Please enroll in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch); Eucor-Students and mobility students of other Swiss Universities or the FHNW first have to register at the University of Basel BEFORE the start of the course and receive their login data by post (e-mail address of the University of Basel). Processing time up to a week! Detailed information can be found here: https://www.unibas.ch/de/Studium/Mobilitaet.html After successful registration you can enroll for the course in the Online Services (services.unibas.ch). Applies to everyone: Enrolment = Registration for the course and the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Monday | 16.15-18.00 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S15 HG.31 |
Dates
| Modules |
Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Insurance of Persons (Master's Studies: Actuarial Science) Module: Policy Field: Health and Labor (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Specific Electives in Labor Economics, Human Resources and Organization (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Specialization Module Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Written exam: tbd |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |