Health: End of information obligation: How do you notice higher health insurance premiums?
The rising costs of the healthcare system are supposed to be curbed. To achieve this, policymakers have also scrapped an obligation for health insurance providers to provide information. Consumer protection agencies warn of negative consequences.
The German government has removed the requirement for health insurance companies to inform their members of increases in additional contributions. The change is part of a cost-saving package aimed at avoiding contribution hikes next year. Consumer protection groups, including the Federal Association of Consumer Centers, are protesting the move, warning that many members may not notice changes in contributions and may miss their chance to switch to a different insurer.
The 58.6 million members of statutory health insurance funds will now have to monitor changes in contributions themselves.
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