Switching to private health insurance: What speaks for and against it. As of: February 26, 2024, 12:30 p.m By: Marco Blanco Ucles CommentsPressSplit Anyone who is dissatisfied with their statutory health insurance should carefully consider whether switching toprivate health insurance makes sense.

The health insurance system in Germany is unique: nowhere else in Europe do two systems exist side by side. There are bonus programs that you should definitely know about. Anyone who was privately insured as an employee on December 31, 2002 has a lower limit of 62,100 euros.