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Funds see a big gap in Lauterbach’s care reform
Karl Lauterbach The health insurance companies criticize the care reform of the health minister. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The nursing care funds are empty, at the same time more…
More and more people are getting private insurance
Private health insurance This year, too, privately insured people had to accept a sharp rise in contributions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Last year, 145,500 people switched from statutory to private health…
How policyholders save despite higher costs
Private health insurance has increasingly defaulting contributors Although the premiums for private health insurance companies are increasing more slowly on average than in 2022, some insurers’ premiums can sometimes rise…
These health insurance companies offer many additional services
Professional tooth cleaning After the contribution rate, many insured are interested in the assumption of the costs of prophylaxis. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf “We are always there for you and will…
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…
Statutory health insurance is becoming more expensive – private as an alternative?
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach The Social Democrat has announced higher additional contributions for 2023. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Statutory or private health insurance? For many consumers, this question will be…
Karl Lauterbach: cash register financial reform alienated allies
Karl Lauterbach Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is under pressure because the health insurance companies urgently need money. (Photo: AP) Berlin The healthcare industry is notoriously divided. Opposing interests regularly cause…
Lauterbach has alienated even allies with its financial reform
Karl Lauterbach Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is under pressure because the health insurance companies urgently need money. (Photo: AP) Berlin The healthcare industry is notoriously divided. Opposing interests regularly cause…
Strong criticism against Karl Lauterbach’s health insurance law
Karl Lauterbach In addition to a higher additional contribution of 1.6 percent, Lauterbach is also planning cuts for the pharmaceutical industry and a federal subsidy that is two billion euros…
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…
Higher contributions for the statutory health insurance threaten
Karl Lauterbach The Minister of Health is under pressure. He will probably not be able to avoid a major reform of the health care system. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) A friendly paraphrase…
Karl Lauterbach announces reform summer
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wants to get several large-scale health policy reforms underway by the autumn, which have apparently been left undone during the peak phase of the…
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…
This is how the bonus is properly taxed
Frankfurt Nine euros for a corona vaccination, blood pressure and weight in the normal range plus membership in the fitness studio are 30 euros. These are examples from the Barmer…
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…
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…
Welche freiwilligen Leistungen lohnen sich?
Rating Leistungsangebot Gesetzlichen Krankenkassen sind verpflichtet worden, für verschiedene Leistungen einen Direktbonus an ihre Mitglieder zu zahlen. (Foto: Getty Images) Düsseldorf Die bundesweit geöffneten gesetzlichen Krankenkassen haben in den vergangenen Monaten…
Which statutory health insurance companies can score?
GKV quality ranking 2021 Employees with statutory health insurance can save money by changing their health insurance provider. They have the opportunity to do so every twelve months. (Photo: Getty…
Which statutory health insurance companies can score?
GKV quality ranking 2021 Employees with statutory health insurance can save money by changing their health insurance provider. They have the opportunity to do so every twelve months. (Photo: Getty…