The same drugs are way cheaper in Germany than in America because, obviously, if all sickness funds negotiate with the drug companies… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
In Germany there is ranking for contribution rate, so the cheaper sickness funds with good quality can both advertise their better quality… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The German health care system is unique in its attempt to combine competition among sickness funds on the one hand and a… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
I think we have in Germany too many sickness funds. We started with more than 1,000 sickness funds. But the fewer sickness… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
I think the Scandinavian health systems are better when it comes to preventative care than the German system, because in the Scandinavian systems, the… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
In the '50s and in the '60s, the private insurance system originally was a benefit for the bureaucrats in Germany. And this system became… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The German system is way less fair than it is expected to be, and the difference is becoming bigger. The private system, with its… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
In comparison to the U.S. health care system, the German system is clearly better, because the German health care system works for everyone who… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
I think from an economics point of view, it is important that the money that is spent for health care is well spent -… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The same drugs are way cheaper in Germany than in America because, obviously, if all sickness funds negotiate with the drug companies for a… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
I think, unfortunately, many opinion leaders in Germany - including government officials, politicians, social service bureaucrats and so forth - they are in the… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The U.S. has a system that does have a poor cost-benefit ratio. I mean, 40 million people lack insurance; another 30 million or so… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
Health insurance in Germany continues with no change if you lose a job. We do know very well that people who become unemployed are… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The quality of health care in Germany is not as good as people sometimes believe it to be. We have problems with chronic diseases.… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
In Germany there is ranking for contribution rate, so the cheaper sickness funds with good quality can both advertise their better quality plus their… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
The German health care system is unique in its attempt to combine competition among sickness funds on the one hand and a universal coverage… — Karl Lauterbach Copy Share Image
