Health insurance shock: Contribution explosion threatened insured!

Health insurance shock: Contribution explosion threatened insured!

Berlin, Deutschland - It is boiling with the health insurance companies! Germany faces a dramatic increase in health insurance contributions - and why? More than 5.6 million citizens of citizens put a strain on the already fragile system. The Association of Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) raises the alarm: Cash chef Doris Pfeiffer warns of massive pressure on the increase in premiums, which could go far beyond the previous forecast of 2.5 percent. The health insurers have hardly any reserves, such as the young freedom . This means higher additional contributions for insured persons and employers.

The political arena remains surprisingly calm, while the financial worries of the health insurers grow up. The health insurance companies sharply criticize the government because the federal government pays only 119 euros per month for the insurers for citizens. For comparison: A minimum wage recipient spends 350 euros for insurance. The fact that half of the citizens of the citizens are foreigners who do not pay contributions further exacerbates the situation. The episode? A huge hole in the financial plans of the health insurance companies, which should now stuff the contributors.

a high price for failures

The traffic light coalition has so far not been a acute need for action, although the pressure on the contributions is high. Andreas Storm, CEO of the DAK, puts his finger in the wound and states that the Federal Government failed to fulfill its coalition promises to the financial resources of the health insurers. This could have prevented a moderate increase in contributions. Instead, the insured expects the highest increase in contributions since 1975. And all of this while the cash bosses are vehemently protesting the government.

The financing gap is already 9.2 billion euros, according to Focus . But the coalition has so far remained standalless, although there is a threat of an outbreak of the situation. AOK boss Carola Reimann sees the rescue at the last minute in redeeming the coalition promise. If the government only had to adapt the agreed flat rates for citizens' places, the contribution avalanche could be stopped, but so far little has happened. The insured are asked to checkout and feel abandoned by politics. Now it remains to be seen whether the impending chaos in health insurance can still be averted.