VDK head rate makes patients insecure

Head rate makes people insecure: VdK President Mascher: "Low earners and pensioners are the losers"

The social association VdK Germany criticized the plans of Federal Minister of Health Philipp Rösler, from 2011 to introduce an additional capitation of presumably 29 euros per month. VdK President Ulrike Mascher: "The statutory health insured employees and pensioners are only unsettled by such ill-conceived plans." Health insurance contribution, additional contribution, capitation or health premium, special contribution and social compensation - who is to see through? "Already the health fund was a flawed construction, but now threatening really a bureaucratic monster. "

According to the VdK, the planned 29 euro head-cap fee represents a considerable additional burden for low earners and pensioners, which can not be offset by the omission of the 0.9 percent special contribution. The social compensation promised by Rösler from the treasury would make millions of people petitioners.

It remains unclear whether Rösler's total bill goes up. Admittedly, a head-start premium of 29 euros would generate more revenue for 14.7 billion euros. However, this is offset by revenue losses of 10 billion euros as a result of the planned abolition of the 0.9 percent special contribution, as well as a deficit of 11 billion euros predicted for 2011 in the health fund and the necessary financing of social compensation in the amount of 5 billion euros. "Solid financed looks different," said VdK President Mascher. (Michael Pausder, 15.03.2010)

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