BKK Health corrects membership

Instead of 880,000 insured BKK health has 1.3 million members

(25.07.2010) The health insurance BKK health corrects the number of insured persons. Numerous media have reported in recent days, the company health insurance "BKK Health" has 880,000 insured. But the cash register claims to have 1.3 million insured. Of these, 918,000 are required to pay contributions. The Diffenerenz ensteht by, for example, family coinsurance.

A merger between DAK and BKK Gesundheit was canceled last week. The BKK health would first waive a merger. For the future, however, one does not exclude possible mergers with other health insurance companies. Since the first of February, BKK Health has raised an additional contribution of eight euros per month from its members. Also, the DAK levies additional contributions, both health insurance are thus regarded as economically "battered". (Sb)

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