Federal Insurance Office publishes 2011 activity report

13.08.2012 11:02

The activity report of the Federal Insurance Office (BVA) for 2011 was published in Bonn today. The financial situation of the social security systems was also of particular interest in 2011, as it was largely able to develop positively despite the problems on the financial markets. The Federal Insurance Office's unfortunately necessary closures of the City BKK and BKK for medical professions, as well as the processing problems that arose in connection with the closure of the City BKK, which made intensive supervisory action necessary, attracted great attention.

In addition, the BVA was again busy with numerous other questions, topics and cases in the area of statutory social insurance. Just as examples, the following should be mentioned: the implementation of family doctor-centered care as well as the related contract reviews, the structural reform in agricultural social insurance, the support of the implementation of the mergers of the commercial professional associations and the comprehensive audits of social insurance providers. These led, among other things, to sometimes extensive additional payments and monthly increases in pension payments for certain pension recipients.

In the area of statutory health insurance, the BVA had to decisively counter attempts by individual health insurance companies to subsequently influence diagnoses and medical coding behavior. “This experience shows that it is essential to work towards correct diagnoses and correct coding and to control this through an independent state authority,” explained the President of the BVA Dr. Maximilan Gaßner. “Because diagnoses are not only extremely important for the right therapy, but also have significant financial implications. The BVA will therefore continue to devote intensive attention to this topic and carry out appropriate examinations.”