Sep 18, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) will be the first major statutory sickness fund to introduce bonus payments to its policyholders, with around 6 million people expected to benefit. The company’s management made the recommendation to the Executive Board, that the...
Sep 11, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
Since 2009, antitrust and abusive practice laws have applied for the relationship between statutory sickness funds and service providers (Section 69 Paragraph 2 SGB V). At this point, the legislation took into account the specific conditions of the health care...
Sep 10, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
The Bundesriegerung plans to increase the income threshold for social security, as originally reported by the „Süddeutsche Zeitung“ and the „Bild“. The decision will be made in October, and is expected to come into effect on the 1st January...
Sep 6, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
Public sickness funds, according to preliminary financial results for the first half of 2012, generated a surplus of around EUR 2.7 billion. Revenues of EUR 94.82 billion stand up against expenditure of EUR 92.13 billion. Revenues for the year increased by EUR 3.1...
Aug 22, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy, market knowledge
According to the Statistischen Bundesamt, the number of uninsured people in Germany fell by 30 percent. With the introduction of mandatory health insurance four years ago by the then Health Minister Ulla Schmidt (SPD), there are now only 137,000 people without health...
Mrz 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
Currently the discussion has been reignited on how the billions in health fund surpluses should be utilized. There are many political suggestions on how to reduce this mountain of money. The health care funds are continuing to defend their reserve and point to...