Statutory health insurance expenditures for 2010 are expected to remain unchanged.

29.07.2010 10:39

For the year 2010, the Federal Insurance Office's panel of experts continues to expect expenditures by the statutory health insurance system (GKV) to amount to €173.4 billion.

At its meeting today, the statutory health insurance (GKV) forecasting panel reached a unanimous assessment of revenues and expenditures for 2010 based on the final financial results for 2009 and the first quarter of 2010. The forecasts for anticipated expenditures and contribution income, presented at the last meeting on April 28, 2010, were adjusted accordingly. The panel continues to project GKV expenditures of €173.4 billion for 2010. Revenues for the health fund are expected to amount to €172.5 billion.

The total amount includes the previous federal subsidy of €11.7 billion and the additional federal subsidy of €3.9 billion. Due to the improved labor market situation, contribution revenues are approximately €0.4 billion lower than previously estimated. The Health Fund will allocate the €170.3 billion promised for 2010 to the health insurance funds; the remaining funds will be used to build up its liquidity reserves.

The expenditures of the statutory health insurance funds (GKV) are therefore expected to remain unchanged at €3.1 billion higher than the allocations from the health fund in 2010. The panel of experts will provide its first estimate of the 2011 revenues and expenditures at its autumn meeting.

06.07.2010