German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has said people will have to pay more for their health insurance in 2024 in order to plug financial gaps in the ailing health service.
According to reports in German media, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens want to make it harder for high earners to switch to private health insurance. Here's what you need to know.
To combat the steep cost of care, the German Health Ministry is planning to increase monthly contributions to the care insurance fund, according to media reports.
Like many aspects of life in Germany, public health insurance is also set to get more expensive starting in January 2023. Here’s how much more you could end up paying.
With up to 20 percent of doctors' visits missed in Germany, physicians are asking whether a penalty fee could prevent the problem and create more appointment availability for everyone.
There’s good news ahead for self-employed people in Germany. The Bundestag has decided to half the ‘hypothetical income’ that public health insurance providers use to decide how much to charge self-employed people per month.
Since medical marijuana was legalized in Germany in March last year, an increasing number of patients are being prescribed the drug. But the healthcare industry has been less enthusiastic about the boom and many questions have gone unanswered.
Hospital visits aren’t pleasant to begin with - even more so when you’re in a foreign place where you don’t yet feel you belong. But writer Cindy Tong was impressed by how easy it all was at her hospital near Heidelberg.
More and more people in Germany are applying for prescription cannabis and receiving reimbursements from their health insurance company, according to a media report published on Wednesday.
In 2017 the number of expats living in Germany reached a record high. And with its cosmopolitan climate, affordable living costs, and vibrant culture scene, it’s no surprise people from all over the world are flocking to Deutschland.
Health insurance company AOK Northeast has become the first in the country to help foot the bill for devices like the Apple Watch with fitness apps, in the hopes that wearers will use the gadgets to improve their health.
A pensioner got a shock when he found out from his health insurance that his wife was dead, even though she was very much alive when he received the letter.
More than 26,000 patients lodged official complaints about treatment in hospitals and doctor's surgeries in 2013, with most complaints from patients coming in the aftermath of surgery.
Thousands of employees paying into private health insurance in Germany get poor value for money, according to consumer experts - who recommend going private for just one group of workers.
