Beznoska, Martin; Pimpertz, Jochen; Stockhausen, Maximilian - 2021
The principle behind Germany's statutory health insurance (SHI) system, into which all employees up to a certain income … threshold are obliged to pay a percentage of their earnings, is one of solidarity. Currently about four out of ten statutorily … insured persons make a solidarity contribution by paying in more than the average benefits accruing to those of their age and …