Tag: health insurance companies
Health insurance companies demand a higher general contribution rate
hospital As part of the hospital reform, the cash registers, which are already tight, are to participate in a transformation fund for the clinics. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of…
How much Lauterbach’s contribution increases cost average and higher earners
Berlin People with statutory health insurance and their employers have to be prepared for further increasing burdens. As early as July, millions of employees have less net from the gross…
AOK reports security gap: 19 million policyholders affected
OK Health insurance companies have recently been increasingly targeted by hackers. As a result of a cyber attack, data from patients with statutory health insurance was leaked at the beginning…
AOK reports security gap – more than 16 million policyholders affected
OK Health insurance companies have recently been increasingly targeted by hackers. As a result of a cyber attack, data from patients with statutory health insurance was leaked at the beginning…
“There is no alternative to cuts in benefits” – cashier calls for drastic cuts in benefits for patients
dentist Last year, the GKV spent almost 13 billion euros on dental treatment, including tooth fillings, root canal treatments and check-ups. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin In view of the multi-billion…
The SPD and the Greens are demanding higher cash contributions from 5,000 euros gross per month
patient consultation According to the will of the SPD and the Greens, higher-earning patients should pay more in the future. (Photo: Taxi/Getty Images) Berlin In view of the deficit in…
Health insurance companies reject the traffic light push for higher contributions for higher earners
nurse in a hospital The deficit of the statutory health insurance is in the billions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The push by the SPD and the Greens for a higher contribution…
The SPD and the Greens are targeting private health insurance companies
nurse in a hospital The SPD and the Greens want to improve social security revenues. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Berlin In view of a billion dollar deficit in statutory health and…
SPD and Greens are targeting private health insurance companies
nurse in a hospital The SPD and the Greens want to improve social security revenues. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Berlin In view of a billion dollar deficit in statutory health and…
Health insurance companies expect premiums to increase again in 2024
doctor’s office The insured have to adjust to higher contributions again. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Berlin It was only this year that Health Minister Karl Lauterbach had to raise health insurance contributions…
Employers see Lauterbach’s reform as a “bureaucracy monster”
Karl Lauterbach The Minister of Health is working on a care reform. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin In order to stabilize the financial situation of social long-term care insurance, Federal…
Employers see Lauterbach’s reform as a “bureaucracy monster”
Karl Lauterbach The Minister of Health is working on a care reform. (Photo: IMAGO/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin In order to stabilize the financial situation of social long-term care insurance, Federal…
How Lauterbach wants to introduce the electronic patient file
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to “keep a 20-year promise,” as he said at the federal press conference on Thursday. It’s been so long since the foundations for the…
How economists and politicians want to save the health insurance companies
rescue vehicle The emergency call was not even necessary for every call. (Photo: mauritius images / Wolfgang Filser) Berlin Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has apparently put the…
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…
Electronic sick leave has its weaknesses
notification of illness According to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, the electronic sick note works well, contrary to criticism. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin For the economy, it…
“The flood of hip and knee joint operations must end”
Interview with Karl Lauterbach “We operate more heart valves in Germany than in any other country in Europe.” (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has defended his…
Funds decide on measures against drug shortages
Berlin The statutory health insurance companies (GKV) have decided on measures to alleviate the strained supply of children’s medication. The so-called fixed amounts for certain drugs with the active ingredients…
Countries and funds criticize Lauterbach’s plans
operation in hospital In the future, more complicated interventions should only be carried out by specialized clinics. (Photo: dpa) Berlin There is resistance to the major hospital reform planned by…
Where the contributions are lowest and highest
health insurance cards Some large health insurance companies are only increasing the contributions moderately – but could follow suit again next year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Munich Many citizens not only…