General hospitals in financial distress; Reconsidering government intervention

Therefore, the government is currently discussing several relating dossiers. One considers the above mentioned continuity of health care and the potential role of the government in it. A second dossier is about releasing the non-profit constraint of hospitals. Finally, the government has been constantly reconsidering the financing of hospitals and medical specialists. In this document, we reflect on these documents and evaluate the suggested policy measures from the perspective of (optimal) hospital bankruptcies.