Expanding the statutory healthcare (GKV) obligation to public-sector employees would save billions in public funds
Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)
Dr. Stefan Etgeton, Uwe Schwenk
SPOTLIGHT Healthcare: GKV – a better option
- Format Type
- Date of publication
- 24/04/2017
- Edition
- 1. edition
- Volume/Format
- 4 pages, PDF
Format
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PDF
Price
Free of charge
Description
Federal- and state-government subsidy expenditures are already at a high level, and are forecast to increase significantly in the future. For this reason, various alternatives to the current public-employee health-insurance system have long been the subject of sustainable-budget discussions. Now, in a study conducted by the Berlin-based IGES Institut, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has examined the potential financial effects of introducing a health-insurance obligation for civil servants – analogous to that for conventional employees – for the public budget and the finances of the GKV. The key findings are presented in this Spotlight Healthcare report.
