Abstracts by key term: Direct contract
Direct contracts started out as discount contracts for pharmaceuticals. In the meantime, however, it is becoming apparent that they are covering more and more areas of care through general practitioner and specialist contracts. Everyone should benefit from these contracts: Health insurance companies have a better influence on the service, service providers receive better remuneration and patients better care. But it shouldn't cost more either. Whether this is successful can only be shown by means of health services research. It should also be noted that direct contracts must not put you in a worse position than standard care. This specification, which has received little attention in the previous discussion, is a steep template for health services research.