Health Insurance: Economists Propose Solidarity Contribution for High Earners Instead of Citizens' Insurance
Keep private health insurance, involve high earners more: Economists at the Kiel Institute propose a middle way between the current system and a national health insurance.
Friedrich Merz, leader of the CDU, has sparked a debate about the future of Germany's healthcare system, specifically the differences between statutory and private health insurance. Two economists from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy propose a compromise, where private health insurance remains, but high-income earners are required to make a solidarity contribution to the statutory health insurance fund.
This contribution would be calculated based on age, sex, and family status, and could range from €131 to €622 per month. The proposal aims to strengthen the financial basis of the statutory health insurance fund without abolishing the dual system.
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