I think the Scandinavian health systems are better when it comes to preventative care than the German system, because in the Scandinavian systems, the government is really more active in defining treatment, goals and defining health priorities. The German system… — 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
