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This is how social security benefits from inflation
Almost a year ago, during the coalition negotiations, the SPD, Greens and FDP made it clear that the “social guarantee” issued by the previous government, according to which the total…
Statutory health insurance companies are controlling for record contributions
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health had announced an increase of 0.3 percent (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The group of appraisers from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV)…
Contributions for statutory health insurance companies must rise to a record high in 2023
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health had announced an increase of 0.3 percent (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The group of appraisers from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV)…
Government launches health insurance premiums at record levels
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced on Wednesday, 15 minutes late, what he had prepared weeks earlier with a draft law: the federal government will introduce record contributions for statutory…
Lauterbach supports with further billions
Karl Lauterbach The SPD Minister of Health wants to secure the liquidity of the long-term care insurance until the summer. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government supports the long-term care…
Ten billion euros more: Lauterbach’s pandemic spending is increasing
Karl Lauterbach In view of the rising expenses, the budget holders of the traffic light factions have already called on Minister Karl Lauterbach to exercise discipline. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Health…
Karl Lauterbach wants to support nursing care funds with additional billions
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health promises a billion-dollar subsidy for long-term care insurance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A three-page working paper from his house reveals which major construction sites…
Federal government wants to save on drug costs
Berlin The draft law expected for this week to strengthen statutory health insurance has alarmed German drug manufacturers. This became clear in many discussions and presentations at this year’s Handelsblatt…
Statutory health insurance companies expect financial problems for 2023
Treatment of a Covid patient in an intensive care unit In view of the additional expenditure caused by the pandemic, the federal government has increased its allocations to the health…
Statutory health insurance companies expect financial problems for 2023
Treatment of a Covid patient in an intensive care unit In view of the additional expenditure caused by the pandemic, the federal government has increased its allocations to the health…
Health insurance companies fear increased contributions in long-term care insurance
Health insurance The total expenditure for 2021 was about two billion euros higher than the income – a deficit of two billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of a…
Up to 414,000 euros a year – that’s how much doctors earn today
Berlin Of all medical groups in Germany, ophthalmologists have increased their income the most in recent years. In 2019, they came to an average of 346,000 euros gross per practice…
Interview with Doris Pfeiffer – head of the health insurance association warns of rising contributions: “Traffic light measures alone may not be enough”
Pfeiffer regretted that the three parties could not agree, for example, to lower the VAT on pharmaceuticals to seven percent. This measure would have relieved the coffers by five to…
November 22nd stock market: Five things to consider for investors today
At the beginning of the trading week, it is quite quiet on the corporate side. The monthly report of the Bundesbank and the traffic light negotiations should be interesting. .source…
Traffic light plans for health and care
Berlin The working groups of the traffic light parties had around two weeks to work out their proposals for a coalition agreement for a possible government. In the area of…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…
GKV board member Kiefer calls for traffic light reforms
Caregiver in a retirement home The future government faces major challenges in care. (Photo: ullstein bild – Hoff / WELT) The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) has called…
Billion holes in the social security system are becoming a problem for the traffic lights
Berlin The German Nursing Council went straight to the limit. For skilled workers there must be a starting salary of 4,000 euros, demanded the chairwoman Christine Vogler on Wednesday at…