AOK Plus: 76 million for parents with sick children
Parents can also rely on the extended entitlement to children's sick pay in the coming year, emphasizes a health insurance company. What families and the self-employed are entitled to.
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No premium increase for AOK policyholders
The contribution for AOK policyholders in Saxony and Thuringia will remain unchanged in 2026. However, the Board of Directors is calling for reforms on the part of politicians.
Köpping: "The worst prevented" with hospital savings package
Hospitals should not be overburdened in order to stabilize health insurance contributions. Following a compromise, the ball is now in the court of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat.
Significant increase in health insurance expenditure in Saxony
In 2023, the statutory health insurance funds in Saxony spent more money. A particularly large amount of money is spent on medication - and the number of insured persons continues to grow.
Medical service: 176 treatment errors in Saxony
Patients can contact their health insurance provider if they suspect a medical error. In almost every third case examined in Saxony, the result was: Yes, something went wrong.
More absences due to flu and colds
A wave of colds caused many days of absence from work in Saxony in the first half of the year. Overall, however, the sickness rate was lower than in the previous year.
Skin cancer diagnoses in Saxony have multiplied since 2005
There are tens of thousands of cases of skin cancer in Saxony every year. Many of these could be prevented - by protecting against ultraviolet sun rays at a young age and taking care of them at an older age.
Hospitals receive more money for inpatient treatment
Hospitals receive money from health insurance companies for the treatment of patients. The sum is higher this year than in 2024.
DAK: Sickness rate of insured persons fell slightly in 2024
On average, a DAK policyholder was absent from work due to illness for 20 days last year. The vast majority of absences were due to three types of illness.
AOK Plus increases health insurance contribution
Millions of people with health insurance in Saxony and Thuringia will have to dig deeper into their pockets from 2025. AOK Plus is raising its contributions.
Left-wing parties call for a solution to health and long-term care insurance
Contributions to health and long-term care insurance could rise more sharply in 2025 than previously feared. One of the reasons for this is the poor financial situation of long-term care insurance.
Saxony Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians launches initiative to recruit GPs
There is a shortage of GPs in Saxony, especially in rural areas. The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians is now launching a campaign.
Saxony's outpatient hospice services receive millions in funding from health insurance companies
There are 46 outpatient hospice services in Bavaria, and last year they cared for more than 3,000 people. Now they have received a cash injection.
Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Saxony warns of threat to outpatient medical care
The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Saxony believes that outpatient medical care in the state is at risk as more and more practices are on the verge of closing. The reasons for this include excessive bureaucracy and immature digitalization measures.
E-prescription in Saxony: positive interim results despite isolated problems
The mandatory electronic prescription works well, despite isolated problems. Pharmacies and health insurance companies draw a positive interim balance.
Hospitalization of people in need of care avoidable
Around a quarter of hospital stays in Saxony are for people in need of care. According to Barmer, they do not always have to end up in hospital.
Sickness rate in Saxony above national average in 2023
According to a health insurance survey, the sickness rate in Saxony in 2023 was above the national average at 5.8 percent.
Increased health insurance contribution in Thuringia and Saxony
Policyholders of the health insurance company AOK Plus in Saxony and Thuringia will have to pay higher contributions. This was announced by the health insurance company on Tuesday. The board of directors of the largest statutory health insurance fund in both federal states agreed on an additional co ..
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner urges critical stocktaking of benefits for asylum seekers
Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) has again called for a "critical stocktaking" of benefits for asylum seekers. Citizens rightly expect us to return to management and control. In fact, however, he said, the key issue for people is not whether the federal government or the states provide funding, but that the numbers are reduced overall.