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Federal Health Ministry aims to stabilize insurance contributions

(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), has indicated that additional contributions to statutory health insurance are expected to remain unchanged in…

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Government proposes higher social insurance payments for high earners

(de-news.net) – The German federal government is preparing to implement a significant adjustment to the country’s social security framework – specifically targeting high-income earners -,…

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Schnitzer urges reforms within Germany’s social insurance system

(de-news.net) – Amid growing concerns over the sustainability of Germany’s social insurance infrastructure, Monika Schnitzer, Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, has called…

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A call for structural reform to reach fiscal sustainability of Germany’s statutory health insurance

(de-news.net) – Germany’s statutory health insurance system (GKV) is currently facing mounting financial pressures that threaten its long-term viability. In response to this escalating fiscal…

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Fewer statutory health insurance companies necessary, head of TK

(de-news.net) – Dr. Jens Baas, Chief Executive Officer of Techniker Krankenkasse, has advocated for a considerable diminution in the number of statutory health insurance entities,…

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How the social insurance system will be stabilized

(de-news.net) In order to stabilize the nation’s social insurance systems, the Federal Government intends to provide significant financial assistance in the form of aid packages…

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Klingbeil: social insurance facing structural reforms

(de-news.net) – Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms for social insurance but vowed to initially stabilize struggling health…

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Hospital reform and debates on financing the German nursing care insurance

(de-news.net) – Health Minister Lauterbach (SPD) has announced that the proposed hospital reform is set to pass in the Bundestag by the end of the…

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