Health insurance companies want more additional contributions

More and more health insurance companies want to demand additional contributions from the insured
Some statutory health insurance require a maximum additional contribution of 12 euros

There seems to be no stopping at the statutory health insurance. As feared, more and more health insurances now demand additional contributions from compulsory insured persons. Some health insurances do not only want to ask for 8 euros per month, but now even 12 euros per month. The health insurance companies complain about empty funds and now the insured must bleed for it. Meanwhile, the health insurance companies rejected allegations of "rip off" and give the policy responsibility for collecting the additional contributions.

Even 12 euros additional contribution monthly
There seems to be no stopping, more and more health insurance companies charge additional contributions. The DAK, KKH alliance and other health insurance companies demand additional contributions from the insured on the first of February 2010. The BKK Westfalen-Lippe now demands an additional lump sum of 12 euros per month from its insured. The BKK Heilberufe and the GBK Köln even want to claim retroactively to the first of January 2010 from their insured an additional contribution of 1 percent of the gross salary. The amount can be raised up to the income threshold and will therefore be a maximum of EUR 37.50. The BKK Heilberufe wants to move in April 2010, the increased additional contribution for the first quarter, then the money is collected monthly from the insured.

Make use of the special right of termination
However, the insured did not have to stand by and watch the activities of the health insurance. You can defend yourself by making use of your special right of termination because of the additional contributions. But it can be assumed that almost all statutory health insurance companies will levy additional contributions. The BKK Heilberufe assured that they wanted to inform the insured in good time about the additional contributions in a circular. Insured persons would then have enough time to make use of their special right of termination. The internet portal „krankenkassen.de“ reported "more than 50 funds" that did not want to contribute in 2010. Among them would be many operating and several local health insurance. However, there are no really reliable findings about this.

Health insurance companies reject criticism, it was rip-off
Meanwhile, the health insurance companies make the policy responsible for the additional contribution. According to the "Barmer GEK" boss, Birgit Fischer, the additional contributions were politically wanted. The additional contributions would have been intended and promoted by the politicians. Compared to the "New Germany" said Fischer: "Currently, the impression arises as if this was a decision of health insurance - that's not it" and "Let the insured into the situation run into it, keeps the health insurance under pressure and at the same time promotes a new financing system as a solution, the capitation. " This would create a mood that would be charged to the insured. (sb, 03.02.2010)

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