BVA: 2008 “under the sign of the health fund”

02.10.2009 15:35

Federal Insurance Office presents 2008 activity report

Last year, the Federal Insurance Office (BVA) prepared for the launch of the Health Fund on January 1, 2009. The BVA is now publishing its activity report for 2008.

The report provides insight into the preparatory work for the fund and provides an overview of the topics, cases, and issues that the BVA dealt with throughout the year, including:

• the modernization of statutory accident insurance with the reorganization of the providers and changes in property law,

• the concerns triggered by the insolvency of Lehman Brothers about the security of the social security institutions' investments

• family doctor-centered care,

• Compulsory insurance for persons without other insurance in case of illness
• Impact of several decisions of the Federal Social Court in pension matters