BKK calls for maintenance of fixed budgets in Germany
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Germany's third-largest Krankenkassen group, the Betriebskrankenkassen (BKK), has called for the continuation of budget-capping beyond 1995 following publication of its preliminary financial results for last year. Healthcare expenditure in 1994 increased 8% in west and 18% in east Germany, while Kassen income rose just 6.5% and 11% in the two regions respectively.