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> [I think, unfortunately, many opinion leaders in Germany - including government officials, politicians, social service bureaucrats and so forth - they are in the private system, and they get paid the private insurance by their employer. So for them this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/i-think-unfortunately-many-opinion-leaders-in-germany-including/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

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## More by Karl Lauterbach

> [I think the Scandinavian health systems are better when it comes to preventative care than the German system, because in the Scandinavian systems, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/i-think-the-scandinavian-health-systems-are-better-when-it-comes-to/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [In the '50s and in the '60s, the private insurance system originally was a benefit for the bureaucrats in Germany. And this system became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/in-the-50s-and-in-the-60s-the-private-insurance-system-originally-was/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [The German system is way less fair than it is expected to be, and the difference is becoming bigger. The private system, with its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/the-german-system-is-way-less-fair-than-it-is-expected-to-be-and-the/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/in-comparison-to-the-u-s-health-care-system-the-german-system-is/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [I think from an economics point of view, it is important that the money that is spent for health care is well spent -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/i-think-from-an-economics-point-of-view-it-is-important-that-the/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [The same drugs are way cheaper in Germany than in America because, obviously, if all sickness funds negotiate with the drug companies for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/the-same-drugs-are-way-cheaper-in-germany-than-in-america-because/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [I think, unfortunately, many opinion leaders in Germany - including government officials, politicians, social service bureaucrats and so forth - they are in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/i-think-unfortunately-many-opinion-leaders-in-germany-including/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/the-u-s-has-a-system-that-does-have-a-poor-cost-benefit-ratio-i-mean/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [Health insurance in Germany continues with no change if you lose a job. We do know very well that people who become unemployed are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/health-insurance-in-germany-continues-with-no-change-if-you-lose-a/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [The quality of health care in Germany is not as good as people sometimes believe it to be. We have problems with chronic diseases.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/the-quality-of-health-care-in-germany-is-not-as-good-as-people/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [In Germany there is ranking for contribution rate, so the cheaper sickness funds with good quality can both advertise their better quality plus their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/in-germany-there-is-ranking-for-contribution-rate-so-the-cheaper/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [The German health care system is unique in its attempt to combine competition among sickness funds on the one hand and a universal coverage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/the-german-health-care-system-is-unique-in-its-attempt-to-combine/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [In Germany it's impossible to go bankrupt for medical bills, because even if you are bankrupt, ... the social solidarity system pays for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/in-germany-it-s-impossible-to-go-bankrupt-for-medical-bills-because/)

[Karl Lauterbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-lauterbach/)

> [I think we have in Germany too many sickness funds. We started with more than 1,000 sickness funds. But the fewer sickness funds there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-lauterbach/i-think-we-have-in-germany-too-many-sickness-funds-we-started-with/)

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