Huge losses recorded by German sickness funds
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Germany's statutory health insurance funds have recorded a deficit of DM2.2 billion ($1.05 billion) for the first quarter of 2001. The figures, released last week by the Ministry of Health, show that the east German funds recorded a surplus of DM230 million, whereas their western counterparts lost DM2.45 billion.