Helena Vitt presents on Public vs. Private: Inequality in Health Care Benefits under Germany’s Dual System. This seminar is part of the Microsimulation Seminar Series for young researchers.
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- Title: Public vs. Private: Inequality in Health Care Benefits under Germany’s Dual System
- Presenter: Helena Vitt
- Date: 27 January 2026, 10:00 CET
- Location: Online
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Abstract
Health care is Germany’s largest in-kind transfer, yet its distributional impact is underexplored. Benefits are assigned using real service use and actual costs across 13 health care.
Health needs explain much of the gap, while private insurance may shift some specialist care toward the better-off categories. Benefits are assigned using real service use and actual costs across 13 health care categories