No additional contribution of the health insurance initially

Also, the AOK Federal Association plans to launch the health fund on 1 January 2009 initially no additional contribution to its policyholders to collect. "We will do everything possible to try in 2009 without an additional contribution to our policyholders copy," made the Chairman of the AOK Bundesverband, Hans Juergen Ahrens clear. There is, however, the condition that the federal government a single contribution to the statutory health insurance is established, the "not too low" is.

Further Ahrens made clear that courage to belong to, if the doctors and the hospitals of the policy promises to make a greater contribution politically enforce. Ahrens expects an average contribution rate from 15.5 to 15.8 percent. This contribution is necessary to 2.5 billion euros more spending on physician fees and the high around 4.5 billion aid to the clinics as well as the general rise in pharmaceutical costs.

A decision on how high the unit contribution from January will be at 1 November 2008 fall, then the federal government adopted a set rate. Then will also decide which health insurance with this contribution, and which require an additional contribution must collect. From this date will also insured with the subject of intense deal. Experts fear that the height of the standard rate is too low and many health insurance companies by financial problems could get.

Chairman of the funds showed regarding the launch of the Health Fund at 1 January optimistic. From the AOK is the start of his words that nothing in the way. "We are perfectly able to react to the news," made the AOK boss clear. The treasury will in any case have to prepare accordingly, the "dream that the health fund is not, or will be postponed again," must be buried so slow and the reality in the eyes.