Burden Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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 -…

— 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…

— Karl Lauterbach

I think, unfortunately, many opinion leaders in Germany - including government officials, politicians, social service bureaucrats and so forth - they are in the…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— Karl Lauterbach