Okt 19, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, general conditions, health policy
Public health insurance in the future will be subject to competition law. The Bundestag approved this on Thursday by vote of a coalition presented by the federal government, making an amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB). The federal...
Okt 17, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
The growing surpluses in the health system should be reduced by a reduction in the contribution rate. This was demanded yesterday in Berlin, by the German Society for Health Economics (DGGÖ). „In ‚pay as you go‘ social systems, it is not the...
Okt 16, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
Unions and liberals have taken an interesting approach to the dispute over the consultation fee. Bavaria’s finance minister Söder has been open about his desire to abolish the fee, and he is the first CSU politician to speak out. If everything goes according to...
Sep 28, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
In the first half of 2012, IKK Classic has recorded a surplus of around EUR 175 million, posting a higher-than-expected financial advantage. This result, however, could fluctuate in the second half of 2012. The benefits expenditure of IKK stood in the first half of...
Sep 24, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
Of the major statutory sickness funds, only Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) will be offering a payout to its members. This emerged from a study by „Wirtschafts Woche“, which researched the ten largest statutory sickness funds, with a combined share of 34.5...
Sep 21, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) has announced in recent days that it plans to distribute its surplus in the form of a rebate to its policyholders. This procedure is now under criticism, however, from other funds such as AOK Nordost. One of the allegations is that...