Der zweite Gesundheitsmarkt

A working hypothesis is that the increasing “second health care market” is supporting and financing the “first health sector” in the overall health economy. The first sector refers to the protection with health care services for everyone in tax-financed or in social security type of systems whilst the second health care market is functioning as the normal economy does in industrial countries; i.e. through innovative products and services in growing markets. To justify this hypothesis there are several considerations to be taken into account and hopefully tested empirically in the future.