Health insurance alarm: Contributions rise drastically from 2024!

Health insurance alarm: Contributions rise drastically from 2024!

In Germany there is a dramatic explosion of health insurance contributions that make the headlines: the bosses of the statutory health insurance raises the alarm and accuse the federal government to stand by, while contributions climb to dizzying heights. The pressure on the health insurance companies is unprecedented, and the financial burden threatens to significantly burden both insured and employers.

The board of the top association of statutory health insurance (GKV), Doris Pfeiffer, has warned that the individual additional contribution of the health insurance companies could exceed the expected average value of 2.5 percent next year. The financial reserves are exhausted, and it is therefore almost impossible to prevent the impending premium increases, said Pfeiffer in an interview with the Augsburg general. Junge Freiheit also mentioned this significant warning.

Financial gaps through citizen benefit recipients

An essential factor for the increase in contributions is the citizens' allowance that is paid to 5.6 million recipients. Since these benefit from the same services as other insured persons without making contributions themselves, a significant gap is created. The contribution that the state pays for every citizen of citizens is only 119 euros per month, while a minimum wage recipient would pay 350 euros. The deficit is enormous.

The premium increases that are expected for the turn of 2025 are 0.8 percent, from 16.3 to 17.1 percent. Health insurance bosses criticize that the federal government does not comply with its commitments from the coalition agreement to adapt payments to the citizens of the citizens according to the increased costs. FOCUS reports that according to AOK-chefin Carola Reimann Contribution explosion could be slowly slowed down by appropriate flat rates.

What will the future bring?

With an impending financial hole of 9.2 billion euros, the situation is increasingly becoming a crisis. An adequate financing of the citizens of the citizens by the Federal Government could avert the exorbitant increase in health insurance contributions. The sharp criticism of the insurance board members is directed against the inactivity of the government, while contributors and employers will feel the burden.

How this explosive situation is solved remains to be seen. But one thing is certain: developments on the health market will continue to ensure heated debates in the coming months. The question of who pays the invoice is in the room and urgently demands for clarity.