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 and more people in need of care are dependent on state assistance
In Saxony, more and more people in need of care require state support. The cost of a place in a home is rising. What does this mean for those affected and their families?
End of care level 1? - A good 58,000 Saxons would be affected
If care level 1 is abolished, more than 58,000 Saxons could have to do without important subsidies. What this means for independence in old age - and why the VdK is sounding the alarm.
Motor vehicle liability in the district of Meißen likely to be more expensive in 2026
The insurance industry has calculated new regional classes for motor vehicle liability: While car owners in Leipzig will benefit, those in the district of Meißen will probably pay more next year.
Diakonie wants fundamental reform of care financing
In the view of the Protestant Welfare Association, a flat-rate cap on care costs does not solve the structural problems. Partially comprehensive insurance could serve as a model for the new regulation.
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.
High care costs cause resentment and demands
Care becomes a care case itself. The vast majority of those affected cannot afford to pay high personal contributions for accommodation in a care home. Resentment is growing.
Trend unabated - personal contributions for nursing home care on the rise
Residents have to bear some of the costs of nursing home care themselves. In Saxony, the amounts are below the national average, but there was a significant increase.
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.
BSW in closed meeting: Care Act and motion on integration
After the failure of a joint government alliance with the CDU and SPD, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance now wants to work constructively in opposition. First plans have been set.
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.
Regional classes for car insurance in Saxony adjusted
For many drivers in Saxony, the classifications for motor vehicle liability insurance are changing. This could make it more expensive. The situation looks better for comprehensive insurance.
CDU politicians initiate reform of long-term care insurance
Care insurance is increasingly threatening to become a care case itself. Leading CDU politicians are pushing for a comprehensive reform and have now developed a concept.
AfD parliamentary group calls for support with care
Elderly care is becoming a case of care itself. Many nursing patients are dependent on the social welfare office because their pension is not sufficient to cover the necessary personal contribution.
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.
Allianz wants to increase dividend significantly
Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte wants to spread good news for investors - but the stock market had obviously hoped for more and reacted with disappointment.
Allianz increases shareholders' profit share
The insurance group Allianz wants its shareholders to participate more strongly in the development of its business. The regular distribution of the net profit for the year attributable to shareholders and adjusted for various elements is to be increased from 50 to 60 percent. In addition, Allianz is ..
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.
23 million euros in damage caused by severe weather in Saxony
Car insurers had to spend around 23 million euros on damage caused by severe weather in Saxony last year. This is roughly the same level as the previous year, according to figures released by the German Insurance Association (GDV) on Wednesday. In both 2021 and 2022, about 7500 losses due to storms, ..