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License Reform Ministry Bets on Market Competition to Curb Insurance Costs
The Federal Ministry of Transport anticipates that the market competition will prevent a significant rise in insurance premiums,…
Union Says Care Reform Won’t Burden Insurance Contributors
Steffen Bilger, the parliamentary director for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, has voiced concerns regarding the accumulating financial burden…
DAK Demands Savings Cuts Impacting Public Employees Paralleling Health Insurance Measures
The DAK health insurance fund has called for any austerity measures planned for the statutory health insurance system…
SPD Slams Warken’s Care Reform Plan Demands Stable Funding and Citizen Insurance
As Health Minister Nina Warken prepares to present her proposals for reforming the social long-term care insurance, coalition…
German Farm Workers Lack Adequate Health Insurance Coverage
Pascal Meiser, the employment policy spokesperson for the Left faction in the Bundestag, has sharply criticized the inadequate…
German Insurance Contractors Push For Stricter Alcohol Access Rules
The Marburger Bund, a major German medical association, has expressed a call for significantly stricter regulations regarding access…
Caritas Warns Caregiving Burden to Increase Despite Health Insurance Reform
Amidst ongoing discussions regarding the reform of long-term care insurance, the Caritas issues a warning about potential increased…
Minister Warken Demands €16 Billion Savings for German Health Insurance System
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) stated to the “Rheinische Post” that the coalition’s cabinet decision represents a…
Experts Warn Retirement Fund Cut Could Hike Insurance Contributions
Pension experts have strongly criticized Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) for proposing a reduction in the federal subsidy…
SPD Backs Plan to Reform And Reduce Healthcare Insurance System
Christos Pantazis, the health policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group, has voiced his support for the initiative…
Patient Advocate Criticizes Health Insurance Reform as Imbalanced
Eugen Brysch, a patient advocate and chair of the German Foundation for Patient Protection, believes that the statutory…
Green Politician Slams Health Insurance Reform Calling It Unstable
Janosch Dahmen, the Green Party’s parliamentary spokesperson for health policy, sharply criticized the reform of the statutory health…
Mark Reforms Promise Lower Health Insurance Contributions for Germany
According to CDU Health Minister Nina Warken, insured individuals may be able to count on lower supplementary health…
Health Insurance Leaders Pitch Gradual Federal Funding for Unemployed Care Costs
Health insurers are pressing the federal government for a structured, phased plan to assume the costs associated with…
Health Ministry Predicts Switch Wave From Public To Private Insurance
The planned increase in the contribution assessment ceiling for the statutory health insurance system (GKV) is expected to…
Three Quarters Oppose Higher Co-Payments As Health Insurance Faces Billion Dollar Deficit
The statutory health insurance system faces a looming deficit of billions of euros, prompting the federal government to…
SPD Politician Advocates For Structural Health Insurance Reform Over Cost Shifting
As discussions about healthcare reform progress, structural issues within the health insurance system are gaining increasing attention, alongside…
SPD Plans Cuts To Lower Statutory Health Insurance Costs
The SPD is proposing to reduce the number of statutory health insurance funds as part of a proposed…
German Health Minister Wants Salary Caps for Health Insurance Executives
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) intends to include salary caps for the chief board members and executive…
Germany Slashes Sick Pay and Dental Coverage to Bolster Health Insurance Funds
To stabilize the health insurance funds, the federal government intends to reduce sickness benefits and reimbursements for dental…
Health Insurance Reform Calls For Shrinking Number Of German Providers
Carsten Linnemann, the party secretary for the CDU, suggested that the number of health insurance funds in Germany…
Germany Health Minister Aims to Raise Health Insurance Contribution Limit
The German Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), intends to raise the contribution assessment ceiling within the statutory…
SPD Leader Slams Health Insurance Plan Demanding Major Overhaul
Dirk Wiese, the first Parliamentary Director of the SPD parliamentary group, criticized the proposed reforms for the statutory…
Warkens Savings Plan Family Insurance Gains Smaller Than Expected
The financial benefits expected from Health Minister Nina Warken’s (CDU) planned austerity package for statutory health insurance funds…
Health Insurance Leaders Reject Calls to Slash Mandatory Health Funds
The recent call from CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann to drastically reduce the number of statutory health insurance…
German Health Minister Unveils Major Savings Package for National Health Insurance
Two weeks after the Financial Commission for Health published its report on stabilizing contribution rates in statutory health…
CDU Chief Calls For Abolishing Most Health Insurance Funds
The CDU’s General Secretary, Carsten Linnemann, advocates for eliminating the majority of the currently existing 93 statutory health…
SPD Minister Klingbeil Skeptical of Major Health Insurance Reform
Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) voiced skepticism regarding the most significant reform proposal from the expert commission concerning…
Coalition Revises Plan To Save Spouses Free Health Insurance Benefits
Following protests from unions and insured individuals against the complete removal of cost-free supplementary insurance for spouses with…
GKV Chief Predicts Decline in Number of German Health Insurance Providers
Oliver Blatt, the chairman of the GKV-Spitzenverband (the central association for statutory health insurance providers), anticipates a continued…
AOK Hints At Lower Health Insurance Premiums With Key Reforms
Carola Reimann, the Chairman of the AOK Federation, suggested that health insurance contributions could decrease if the federal…
German Minister Backs Tax Funding Over Insurance for Welfare Health Costs
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has argued that in the future, the healthcare costs for recipients of…
Warken Calls for Compromise on Health Insurance Savings Plan
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) urged the governing coalition to demonstrate willingness to compromise on the planned…
Left Party Slams One‑Sided Health Insurance Reform as Patient Burden
The Left party views the proposals from the experts’ commission on stabilising health insurers as placing an unequal…
Commission Unveils 66 Measures to Stabilize Health Insurance Contributions
The Health Finance Commission has presented its first report on stabilising contribution rates in Germany’s statutory health insurance…
Greens Demand Fast Implementation of GKV Health Insurance Reform Plan
Janosch Dahmen, the Green party’s health‑policy spokesperson in the Bundestag, urged the federal government to bring the statutory…
Germany Green Health Minister Janosch Dahmen Wants Bürgergeld Costs Removed From Health Insurance
Before Nina Warken and the expert commission present their reform proposals for the statutory health insurance system, Green health‑policy…
39% Reject Health‑Care Cuts Ahead Of Expert Plan To Stabilize Statutory InsuranceWe should ensure no periods. We used a dash. That’s fine.39% Reject Health‑Care Cuts Ahead Of Expert Plan To Stabilize Statutory Insurance
Before the expert commission expected to present cost‑saving proposals on Monday to stabilise the statutory health insurance system,…
VdK Urges Stop to Benefit Reductions for German Insurance Patients
Verena Bentele, president of the Social Association VdK, warned against cuts to services for statutory health‑insured members. She told…
DAX Climbs on Tuesday with Insurance and Energy Stocks Leading Gains
On Tuesday the DAX finished the trading day at 23,731 points, up 0.7 % from the day before. Andreas…
Ministry Rejects Covering Health Insurance Costs for Basic Income Recipients
In talks to curb spending in statutory health insurance, the Labour Ministry led by Bärbel Bas has apparently dismissed…
G-BA Chairman Spurs Debate Over Free Spouse Insurance in German Health Reform
Chairman of the Joint Federal Committee (G‑BA), Josef Hecken, supports ending the provision that allows spouses to be covered…
German Health Insurance Strikes Deficit as Expenditures Outpace Income in 2025
The expenditures of statutory health insurers in 2025 rose far more than their contributions. According to preliminary statements,…
Warken Announces Sweeping Health Care Reforms, Seeks To End Rising Insurance Costs
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) announced sweeping reforms to Germany’s healthcare system, pledging an end to the steady rise of…
Auto Insurance Costs Surge as Drivers Age – What You Need to Know
As drivers age, their car‑insurance premiums rise sharply. In fact, an 85‑year‑old motorist can pay up to 172 %…
German Parliament Rejects Full Elimination of Voluntary Health Insurance Benefits
The governing coalitions of the CDU/CSU and SPD rejected the chief doctors’ proposal to eliminate all voluntary benefits…
Söder Champions Major Tax and Social Insurance Reform as Bavaria Moves Forward with Agenda 2030
Markus Söder, the Minister-President of Bavaria and head of the CSU, has called for a sweeping tax and social…
Owner Association Rings Alarm Over 15% Rent Hikes From SPD’s Insurance Plan Shift
According to the owners’ association Haus & Grund, the SPD’s plan to levy health‑insurance and nursing‑care contributions on rental income…
Warken Open To Expanding Health Insurance Contributions To Cover Pensions Rents And Capital Gains With Savings Package
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) said she does not oppose the SPD’s proposal to include pensions, rent and capital gains…
IW Chief Criticizes SPD Health Levy as Unnecessary Burden on Health Insurance
Criticism of the health levy that the SPD plans to impose on capital income continues unabated. The senior…
VdK Supports SPD Plan to Use Rent and Capital Income for Health Insurance Demands Exemption Thresholds
The VdK Social Union backs the SPD’s recent call to include rental and capital‑income systematically in the financing…
Warken Rejects SPD Plan to Fund Health Insurance with Rental and Capital Gains
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) has rejected the SPD’s proposal to tap rental income and capital gains to fund…
Warken Rejects Removal of Dental Services from Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) rejected the CDU‑Business Council’s proposal to remove dental care from the statutory…
German Health Insurers Demand Spending‑Linked Reforms Amid Insurance Crisis
The Association of Replacement Funds (vdek) has called for a strict alignment of the statutory health insurance (GKV)…
Electric Car Insurance More Expensive Than Gasoline Cars According to Verivox Study
A recent Verivox analysis, reported by the Funke newspapers, shows that drivers of electric cars often face higher…
German Health Insurance Calls Employers To Take Responsibility For LongTerm Sick Leave
Jens Baas, the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has called on employers in Germany to take greater responsibility…
Spousal Coverage in Health Insurance Faces Review
The German government is facing renewed scrutiny over the long-standing practice of free spousal coverage within the statutory…
Health Insurance Premiums Rise Again
The statutory health insurance system in Germany faces escalating financial pressures, evidenced by a significant rise in supplemental…
Cities Push for Overhaul of German Care Insurance
Municipalities Demand Sweeping Social Reforms to Avert Financial Crisis German municipalities are issuing a stark warning about the…
Health Insurance Premiums Rise for Millions
A significant portion of Germany’s workforce, approximately 32 million individuals, will face increased healthcare costs beginning January 1st,…
Germany Reaches Health Insurance Savings Deal
A tentative agreement has been reached between the federal government and state authorities regarding a controversial austerity package…
Spahn Rules Out Health Insurance Hike
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group leader, Jens Spahn, has publicly disputed claims from health insurance funds…
Minister Opposes Basic Health Insurance Tiers
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has firmly rejected proposals to restructure…
Health Insurance Premiums May Jump
A leading IT consultancy, Bitmarck, is forecasting increased financial burdens for citizens enrolled in Germany’s statutory health insurance…
Germany Bolsters Care Insurance with 17 Billion Loan
The German government is propping up the social care insurance system with a substantial €1.7 billion loan, according…
Shop Around For Cheaper Health Insurance
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken (CDU), has ignited a debate and drawn criticism with her recent call…
Germany Sets Health Insurance Surcharge at 2.9 Percent
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), announced on Monday the setting of…
Insurance Sector Braces for Major Shift
Germany’s insurance sector is facing escalating challenges across all areas, according to Oliver Willmes, CEO of Ergo Deutschland.…
Health Insurance Premiums Remain Steady
The statutory health insurance system in Germany faces ongoing financial strain, with projections indicating a continued supplementary contribution…
Germany Aims to Halt Health Insurance Hike
The German government has unveiled a package of measures designed to avert an anticipated rise in supplemental contributions…
Insurance Premiums To Remain Steady
The German government, under pressure to maintain fiscal stability, appears to be narrowly avoiding a significant increase in…
Health Insurance Premiums Set to Surge
Escalating Healthcare Costs Threaten German Social Security System Concerns are mounting over the sustainability of Germany’s statutory health…
Left Party Urges Higher Health Insurance Limit
The escalating deficits plaguing Germany’s statutory health insurance (GKV) system are prompting a fierce debate over fundamental reforms,…
Coalition Defies Insurance Hike Plans
A significant internal conflict is brewing within Germany’s ruling coalition as prominent figures within the conservative CDU/CSU bloc…
High Earners Face Increased Insurance Contributions
The German government is poised to implement a significant increase in social security contributions for high-earning employees, a…
Greens Propose Urgent Action on Insurance Costs
A proposal outlining five immediate actions has been presented by German Green party representatives with the stated goal…
Roadblock Missed Flight Insurance Denied
A recent ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main has clarified the scope of coverage…
Stocks Edge Higher Insurance Focus
The German stock market benchmark, the DAX, maintained a positive trend throughout Friday morning, although it relinquished a…
Minister Rejects Full Nursing Insurance Plan>
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has dismissed calls for an expansion of the long-term care insurance system…
Parties Unite to End Insurance Contribution Double Taxation
A cross-party consensus is building in Germany regarding the taxation of direct insurance policies, with both the conservative…
Spahn Pushes for Billions to Stabilize Care Insurance
A leading figure within Germany’s parliamentary CDU/CSU group is advocating for increased federal funding to stabilize contributions to…
Insurance Industry Seeks Construction Halt in Flood Zones
As the anniversary of the devastating Ahr Valley flood approaches, Germany’s insurance industry association, the Gesamtverband der Deutschen…
Germany Aims for Nursing Care Insurance Stability
The statutory health insurance system is cautioning against deferring the substantial financial challenges facing long-term care insurance to…
Health Insurance Premiums Set for Hike
Health Minister Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is reportedly anticipating a significant rise in contributions…
Nursing Insurance Faces 12 Billion Euro Shortfall
A report by Germany’s Federal Audit Court (BRH) has flagged a significant funding shortfall within the Social Care…
Care Insurance Faces 12 Billion Euro Shortfall
A report released by the German Federal Audit Court (BRH) has flagged a significant financial shortfall looming for…
Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket Shocking Increase Looming
The statutory health insurance (GKV) system is warning of a potential rise in the average supplementary contribution to…
Expert Warns of ‘Ruinous Price Competition’ in German Social Insurance System
A new report suggests that the loan promised by the German Federal Minister of Finance, Lars Klingbeil, may…
CDU: SPD’s Health Insurance Grab for the Wealthy is a Recipe for Social Chaos
German Union’s Labor Chief Rejects Higher Health Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The head of the Christian Democratic Employees’…
SPD’s Top Dog Demands Higher Health Insurance Costs for the Rich
German Politician Urges Higher Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The designated Secretary General of the German Social Democratic Party,…
Surplus Deceives: Germany’s Health Insurance Funds Face a Financial Crisis
Germany’s Health Insurance Funds Post First-Quarter Surplus of 1.8 Billion Euros, Minister Says More Needs to be Done…
Health Insurance Funds on the Brink of Bankruptcy
German Healthcare Insurers Face Financial Strains, Many Increase Premiums The financial situation of 45 out of 58 regional…
Inclusion of Civil Servants in Pension Insurance a Recipe for Disaster?
Rent Expert Warns of Financial Consequences of Inclusive Pension Plan Axel Börsch-Supan, a renowned pension expert, has expressed…
Majority of Germans Support Mandatory Climate Damage Insurance
A recent study by the Ifo Institute has revealed that there is a higher level of societal acceptance…
Klingbeil: Sick & Nursing Insurance to Get Federal Cash Boost
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms of the social insurance systems. However, the…
Health Minister Calls for Massive Budget Boost to Save Nursing Care Insurance from Collapse
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken is calling for a billion-dollar sum from the federal budget to stabilize the nursing insurance,…
Warning: Nursing Insurance at Risk of Mass Bankruptcies – Urgent Action Needed
Anne-Kathrin Klemm, chairwoman of the BKK-Dachverband, is urging the new government to stabilize the financial situation of many…
DRONEAGEDON: Russia’s Terror Insurance Boom: Don’t Fly, Pay to Pray!
Russian demand for insurance against terrorism and sabotage has increased due to the growing number of Ukrainian drone…
BOMBSHELL: Union Leader’s Shocking Reversal on Care Insurance!
A leading candidate for the Chancellor position, Friedrich Merz, has rejected demands for a comprehensive long-term care insurance.…
Germany’s CDU Party Promises to Cap Health Insurance Contributions with Taxes!
The German Social Ministry’s plan to increase health insurance contributions is expected to be alleviated by the federal…