Change at the top: Stefan Schwarz heads the AOK advisory board 2025

Change at the top: Stefan Schwarz heads the AOK advisory board 2025

A significant change is imminent: At the beginning of 2025, Stefan Schwarz, the representative of the insured, takes over the chair of the Advisory Board of the AOK directorate Kempten-Oberallgäu-Lindau. He follows Hans Schuwald, who led the volunteer committee as an employer representative in the previous year. In this position, Schwarz is represented by the interests of the over 121,000 insured in the Region and emphasizes the important role of the AOK as a partner in all health matters. As the Schwäbische Zeitung , the AOK advisory board is composed of representatives and representatives from the field of insured persons, which are for the interests of the contributions in the region engage.

innovations in health care

With the takeover of the management, the AOK also announces a number of improvements in its services. From 2025 there will be expanded grants in health care, and beyond the legal regular care. As Wochblatt-News in the future, especially adults benefit from a funding program for dental health, which twice a year benefits professional tooth cleaning for up to 50 euros All insured persons aged 18 and over provides. In addition, pregnant women as well as children and adolescents up to 17 years can apply for up to 300 euros per year for osteopathic treatments - a significant increase in comparison to the previous grants.

The AOK confirms its commitment to future health care in the region. "We offer competent and personal advice with five locations on site," said the director of the AOK directorate Kempten-Oberallgäu-Lindau, Thomas Michel. The new statutes were recently decided by the Board of Directors to further strengthen the AOK as a reliable partner for its insured.