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Wie nachhaltig sind die gesetzliche Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung finanziert?
[Is the Financing of German Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Sustainable?]

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  • Friedrich Breyer

    (Universität Konstanz)

  • Normann Lorenz

    (Universität Trier)

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Zusammenfassung Sollten die Ausgaben der gesetzlichen Kranken- und der sozialen Pflegeversicherung langfristig stark steigen, werden sowohl die jüngere Generation durch höhere Beiträge als auch die Älteren durch mögliche Leistungseinschränkungen belastet. Auf Grundlage einer neueren nichtparametrischen Schätzung wird eine Simulation der zukünftigen Entwicklung der Beitragssätze in den beiden Zweigen der deutschen Sozialversicherung vorgestellt. Abhängig von verschiedenen Annahmen über das künftige Wachstum des BIP pro Arbeitnehmer ergibt sich dabei ein Gesamtsozialversicherungsbeitragssatz bis 2040 von nahe 50 %. Damit ist die Tragfähigkeit des deutschen Sozialversicherungssystems stark gefährdet.

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  • Friedrich Breyer & Normann Lorenz, 2020. "Wie nachhaltig sind die gesetzliche Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung finanziert? [Is the Financing of German Health and Long-Term Care Insurance Sustainable?]," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 100(8), pages 591-596, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:wirtsc:v:100:y:2020:i:8:d:10.1007_s10273-020-2716-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10273-020-2716-1
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    • H51 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Health
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other

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