Politics acts as if there is no tomorrow

Commenting on the measures adopted today by the Federal Cabinet to ensure compliance with the Social Guarantee 2021, Chief Executive Steffen Kampeter said:

Today's decisions by the federal government contradict the social guarantee given by the coalition committee in June. It was agreed that the 40% limit on contributions would be achieved with federal subsidies. Now, however, it is to be achieved primarily by distributing existing reserves of successful health insurance funds to other funds. This is not only a breach of trust towards the contributors, but also a punishment of well-managed health insurance funds.

In addition, the dissolved reserves will be lacking in subsequent years and will then no longer be available to limit additional contributions. Instead of one-off flash in the pan effects, the statutory health insurance system needs a financing concept that is sustainable and will last beyond 2021. But this is still lacking.