Health insurance

Health

Higher health insurance costs approved

Workers and their employers will have to kick more money into health insurance schemes as part of a rescue package the government announced Tuesday in an effort to prop up cash-strapped insurers.

Health

Rösler's health reforms rebuffed by coalition colleagues

Health Minister Philipp Rösler’s signature policy to begin reforming health insurance by introducing an extra €30 monthly fee for millions of patients has met a brick wall in the coalition government, media reported Friday.

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Health insurance experts warn of extra fees to come

Health insurers in Germany can no longer rule out millions in euros of additional fees for customers following a recent analysis of state-run health insurance (GKV) budgets, daily <i>Frankfurter Rundschau</i> reported on Friday.

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Software glitches earn health insurers billions in extra cash

Software errors in billing software have likely funnelled billions of euros in unjustified charges from Germany's national healthcare fund to insurers, broadcaster ARD reported on Tuesday.