250,000 changed the health insurance

250,000 health insurance already changed their health insurance or have already applied for a change. Responsible for the change may be the new additional contributions.

Around 250,000 health insurance already changed their health insurance or have already applied for a change. Other insured persons could follow. At any rate, the Berliner Tagesspiegel reports that in its latest issue. The sudden increase in the change of health insurance is likely to be the result of the additional contributions collected, which some health insurance since February this year. Most health insurance companies, which charge lump-sum additional contributions, require from their insured an additional lump sum of eight euros. Flat rate because the additional contribution is levied irrespective of the insured person's income. Most insured (about 130,000) switched to the Techniker health insurance. Since the beginning of the year, about 100,000 health insured persons have changed to Barmer GEK.

Hartz IV recipients are asked by the Argen to change the health insurance, if so-called additional contributions of the funds become due. Because the costs for the additional contributions are not taken over by the Argen, unless the insured persons would be bound because of ongoing treatments to the health insurance. At least that is the latest guidance from the Federal Employment Agency (BA). It is therefore likely that many willing to change Hartz IV benefits relate and have changed under pressure from the authorities, the health insurance. Otherwise, insured persons would have had to pay the additional costs of the ALG II standard rate.

Meanwhile, many health insurance companies complained about the poor payment behavior of their members. Between September and December 2009, the number of enforcement actions is among others. at the DAK rose from 32,000 to 36,000. The DAK has raised eight euros a month since the beginning of this year. The reason for these additional contributions is the large deficit of the health insurance companies. The deficit in the statutory health insurance is estimated at 7.8 billion euros for 2010. Due to the underfunding of the health fund most health insurance companies would require additional contributions from their insured. The contributions could not be avoided according to health insurance this year. (29.03.2010)

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