I think we have in Germany too many sickness funds. We started with more than 1,000 sickness funds. But the fewer sickness funds there are, the less …

- Karl Lauterbach

The same drugs are way cheaper in Germany than in America because, obviously, if all sickness funds negotiate with the drug companies for a single pr…

- Karl Lauterbach

Health insurance in Germany continues with no change if you lose a job. We do know very well that people who become unemployed are at an increased ri…

- Karl Lauterbach

In the '50s and in the '60s, the private insurance system originally was a benefit for the bureaucrats in Germany. And this system became ever bigger…

- Karl Lauterbach

The German system is way less fair than it is expected to be, and the difference is becoming bigger. The private system, with its privilege to pay do…

- Karl Lauterbach

In comparison to the U.S. health care system, the German system is clearly better, because the German health care system works for everyone who needs…

- Karl Lauterbach

I think the Scandinavian health systems are better when it comes to preventative care than the German system, because in the Scandinavian systems, th…

- Karl Lauterbach

The German health care system is unique in its attempt to combine competition among sickness funds on the one hand and a universal coverage plan on t…

- Karl Lauterbach

In Germany it's impossible to go bankrupt for medical bills, because even if you are bankrupt, ... the social solidarity system pays for your medical…

- Karl Lauterbach