Krankenversicherung: Linnemann: Zusatzbeitrag kann 2027 stabil bleiben
Zwei Tage haben Experten die Finanzlage der Krankenkassen beleuchtet. Das Ergebnis dürfte die Beitragszahler freuen.
The average additional contribution rate for statutory health insurance could remain stable next year, according to Health Minister Carsten Linnemann (CDU). This was announced based on the financial forecast from the GKV-Schätzerkreis. The forecast predicts that health insurance fund expenditures will rise considerably less in the coming year compared to the current year.
Linnemann attributed this primarily to the GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz, which will relieve health insurance funds by up to €15 billion on the expenditure side in the coming year. The Minister also emphasized that despite the reform, the financial situation of health insurance funds remains strained. "We must solve the structural problems of the statutory health insurance and permanently establish its financing on a solid foundation," Linnemann stressed.
The Schätzerkreis had deliberated on Tuesday and Wednesday. It includes experts from the Health Ministry, the Federal Office for Social Security, and the GKV-Spitzenverband. The Bundesamt announced that "based on the Schätzer results for 2027, a computationally unchanged average additional contribution rate of 2.9 percent emerges."
The actual additional contribution rate, however, remains with the respective health insurance fund.
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