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Flat-rate tariff systems in the outpatient sector

How does a flat-rate system differ from an individual service tariff in terms of a number of important assessment criteria?

Stetoscopes

Client

santésuisse

Project period

2023 – 2024

Related expertise

Regulation, Health

Team

Tobias Binz, Urs Trinkner, Eva Zuberbühler, Seline Spillmann, Nicolas Oderbolz

Contact

Tobias Binz, Urs Trinkner

Project description

Swiss Economics has analysed the advantages of outpatient flat rates for santésuisse as part of a study.

Methods

  • Microeconomic analysis of the incentive effects of different tariff systems
  • Analysis of data requirements and flexibility of different tariff systems
  • Interviews with experts
  • Experience reports from abroad



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