Verfassungsfragen Der Dualen Krankenversicherung. [German]

By Udo Steiner

Constitutional Issues of the Dual Health Insurance System

The German law's basic decision for a coexistence of Statutory Health Insurance ( Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung /GKV) and Private Health Insurance ( Private Krankenversicherung /PKV) is a major topic in sociopolitical and health policy-related discussions. With enacting the German Statutory Health Insurance Increased Competition Act ( GKV-Wettbewerbsst rkungsgesetz ) of 2007, German legislators found a modus vivendi between both forms of insurance whose constitutionality was confirmed by the German Federal Constitutional Court in 2009. The concept of replacing the dual system with a uniform insurance remains on the political agenda. The author assesses the conformity of such a measure with the German Constitution, but also examines options for a further development of the dual system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3428147170
• ISBN13: 9783428147175
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Duncker & Humblot
• Length: 109 Pages
• Weight: 4.38 lbs.