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Techniker Krankenkasse TK wants to increase additional contributions
Largest cash register increases additional contribution
That health insurance contributions should rise, health experts had been forecast for months. Now, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), the largest health insurance fund in Germany, has announced a contribution increase for the coming year. TK chief Jens Baas said to the Düsseldorf "Rheinische Post" (RP): "We too will have to raise our additional fee because we remain seriously financed and do not want to touch our reserves." The reason for this is the continuing rise in health care costs.
Techniker health insurance wants to collect additional contributions. Image: DOC RABE Media - 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)