The evaluation of the genome sequencing model project pursuant to § 64e SGB V kicked off on February 10, 2026, at the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) in Berlin. The Hamburg Center for Health Economics, together with the Medical University of Innsbruck and the University Hospital...

The call for applications for the second cohort of the Research Training Group is almost complete. Applications are still possible for the following topics:

Adoption of new technologies in the long-term care market
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Iris Kesternich

Provider decision making and its impact on quality of care – an analysis...

As part of the HCHE Research Seminar, Prof. Tobias Klein of Tilburg University presents a model for reducing costs in the health care system. Klein investigates whether financial incentives for general practitioners (GPs) can lower costs in the health system as an alternative to patient cost-sharing. To this end, he...

Jobs in the healthcare sector are widely regarded as highly meaningful and, at the same time, form a central pillar of our society. Yet it is precisely here that a problematic discrepancy becomes apparent – one that affects women in particular. A recent study by Prof. Dr. Iris Kesternich (HCHE/University of Hamburg) and...

Supplementary healthcare services are a much-discussed topic. For many patients, these services are becoming increasingly important in Germany, both in their medical treatment and when choosing a health insurance provider. But what factors actually determine the decision for or against supplementary services – is it...

In April 2026, the next cohort of the DFG Research Training Group Managerial and Economic Dimensions of Health Care Quality will start with 12 doctoral students. Here, our research agenda will focus on the relationship between processes and outcomes in a range of contexts. Our interdisciplinary group of health economists...