I think, unfortunately, many opinion leaders in Germany - including government officials, politicians, social service bureaucrats and so forth - they are in the private system, and they get paid the private insurance by their employer. So for them this is the best of two worlds: They have some more expensive and privileged access, but they do not have to pay for it themselves. This is a system which is both inefficient and unfair at the same time, but it is defended by those who profit from this system, and this includes many opinion leaders and many politicians.
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
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
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
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…
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
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 …
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
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…
In Germany there is ranking for contribution rate, so the cheaper sickness funds with good quality can both advertise their better quality plus their… - Karl Lauterbach
In Germany there is ranking for contribution rate, so the cheaper sickness funds with good quality can both advertise their better quality plus their…
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
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…
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
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…
The quality of health care in Germany is not as good as people sometimes believe it to be. We have problems with chronic diseases. The German system … - Karl Lauterbach
The quality of health care in Germany is not as good as people sometimes believe it to be. We have problems with chronic diseases. The German system …
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
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…
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