Techniker Krankenkasse TK wants to increase the contribution rates from 2016 onwards

Many millions of people in Germany are insured in the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK). Although the fund would actually have to be economically good, the contributions will be increased in early 2016. The largest health insurance will realize this in the form of additional contributions. Insured persons have the opportunity to change the health insurance in order to avoid a higher contribution rate.
The health insurance contributions rise again. The long-predicted increase was recently confirmed by Federal Health Minister Hermann Gröhe. Now, the largest health insurance company in Germany has announced that it will increase the additional contribution from next year.

Germany's largest health insurance company wants to increase its contributions. Image: Zerbor - fotolia

TK wants to stay below average
Just a few weeks ago, TK reported in a press release: "Techniker Krankenkasse is currently running budget planning for 2016, which also includes the calculation of the individual additional contribution. We strive to stay below average. The decision will be made by the Board of Directors on December 11, 2015. "Baas now explained in RP:" Currently we are taking 0.8 percent. And we're working hard to stay below the new industry average. "

Employer's share could be raised again
According to the Ministry of Health, the average additional contribution that workers have to bear alone will rise from 0.9% to 1.1% in the coming year, bringing the average total contribution from 15.5% to 15.7%. The head of the TK expects that the legislature will also increase the employer's share, which is currently frozen at 7.3 percent. "It is not realistic that in the long run workers alone will finance the increase in costs. At the latest in 2017, the year of the Bundestag elections, this discussion will pick up speed, "said Baas. (Ad)