Wynand P.M.M. van de Ven
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View article: Supplementary physicians’ fees: a sustainable system?
Supplementary physicians’ fees: a sustainable system? Open
In Belgium and France, physicians can charge a supplementary fee on top of the tariff set by the mandatory basic health insurance scheme. In both countries, the supplementary fee system is under pressure because of financial sustainability…
View article: Voluntary Additional Health Insurance in the European Union: Free Market or Regulation?
Voluntary Additional Health Insurance in the European Union: Free Market or Regulation? Open
Recent European Court of Justice ( ecj ) case law has highlighted apparent inconsistencies in ecj rulings on the regulation of voluntary additional health insurance. In 2013, the ecj upheld Belgian regulations limiting the operation of the…
View article: Exploring the predictive power of interaction terms in a sophisticated risk equalization model using regression trees
Exploring the predictive power of interaction terms in a sophisticated risk equalization model using regression trees Open
This study explores the predictive power of interaction terms between the risk adjusters in the Dutch risk equalization (RE) model of 2014. Due to the sophistication of this RE‐model and the complexity of the associations in the dataset (N…
View article: Should new health technology be available only for patients able and willing to pay?
Should new health technology be available only for patients able and willing to pay? Open
New health technology comes on the market at a rapid pace and - sometimes - at a huge cost. Providing access to new health technology is a serious challenge for many countries with mandatory health insurance. This article analyses access t…
View article: A voluntary deductible in health insurance: the more years you opt for it, the lower your premium?
A voluntary deductible in health insurance: the more years you opt for it, the lower your premium? Open
Adverse selection regarding a voluntary deductible (VD) in health insurance implies that insured only opt for a VD if they expect no (or few) healthcare expenses. This paper investigates two potential strategies to reduce adverse selection…
View article: Improving access to essential health care services: the case of Israel
Improving access to essential health care services: the case of Israel Open
In a recent article in this journal Simon-Tuval, Horev and Kaplan argue that in order to improve the protection of consumers there might be a need to impose a threshold on the medical loss ratio (MLR) for voluntary health insurance (VHI) i…