Bernhard Wurzer, director general of the Austrian health insurance fund, sees that “half the way” has been reached with the merger of health insurers after five years. Although these did not deliver the savings hoped for, many services could be billed uniformly for all states. Wurzer explains to the “Krone” why the disappointment is still great and why the budget minus is even greater.
What a commotion it was when the nine state health insurance funds were merged into one ‘Austrian Health Insurance Fund’. 12,000 workers were affected by the merger and as a “morning gift” the new healthcare giant received a heavily indebted backpack. The responsibility weighed heavily: 82 percent of the population is insured with the ÖGK.
Source: Krone
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