Social security
Health insurance companies: Do not wait for reforms on commission
The statutory health insurance companies agree with Lars Klingbeil that there should be reforms against the increasing social security burden. In one point, however, they contradict the SPD boss.
The statutory health insurance companies are calling for increasing measures against increasing social contributions from the future federal government. The top association of statutory health insurance companies (GKV) called for an expenditure moratorium before the summer break, which stipulates that there are no longer any fee and price increases that go beyond the actual income of the health insurance companies. “We already had an increase in premiums at the beginning of the year. It cannot go on.
The GKV top association reacted to statements by SPD boss Lars Klingbeil, who had warned real and profound reforms against increasing social contributions. He said to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” with a view to the reign of the planned black-red coalition: “Either we can now modernize the social security systems in four years, or they are shot by the populists. They then come with the chainsaw or with the ax.”
Klingbeil: System must become more fairer and more solidarity
When asked whether civil servants should not pay into the system, Klingbeil said: “We can imagine expanding the basis of those who pay into the statutory pension.” He is also open to other suggestions such as fund solutions in addition to the statutory pension. To say that people should work longer for the pension and you have to shorten services in the health system, but it is not his answer as a social democrat. “We have to make the whole system more fair and solidarity. That is why commissions should take care of it,” said the SPD boss.
Association spokesman Lanz described it as correctly to fundamentally stable the statutory health insurance through structural reforms. “But to protect the contributors, we cannot wait alone for the results of a reform committee,” he warned.
Experts expect rising social contributions
Social contributions are the contributions to social security. In the current year, this is 14.6 percent for health insurance plus additional contributions of an average of 2.9 percent. The care contribution is 3.6 percent for insured persons with a child. It is 2.6 percent for unemployment insurance and 18.6 percent for pension insurance. Experts expect the social contributions to increase noticeably in the coming year. An important reason is the aging society in Germany.
dpa
Source: Stern
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