Innovation in European healthcare – what can Sweden learn? - LIF

German healthcare system
• Germany has a highly fragmented healthcare system – both among providers
and the financing bodies
• From a financing point of view, there are two patient segments – those
belonging to the Statutory Health Insurance (90% of population) and those who
are privately insured (remaining)
• Around 287,3 bn € in annual healthcare expenditures (2010)
• There are both public and private providers – for profit and not for profit
• The number of hospitals is decreasing slightly – private increasing, public
decreasing
• Healthcare is paid by contributions from employers and employees (50/50) –
15,5% of salaries in total
• Only a limited portion (8%) of healthcare expenditures comes from taxation –
though this will increase to around 11% over the next few years
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