The statutory health insurance companies Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) and DAK-Gesundheit will increase their additional contributions on January 1, 2026. At TK it increases Additional contribution from 2.45 to 2.69 percent, at DAK from 2.8 to 3.2 percent. The health insurance companies are increasing their contributions, even though the new Savings package the government should actually stop the increases. The package of measures provides for savings of around two billion euros, especially in… Hospital expenses. According to the DAK, more than 39 million people are expected to be legally insured at the turn of the year higher additional contributions to be affected. Experts expect that the burden on insured persons could continue to rise from 2027. Why health insurance companies are under so much financial pressure is explained Carla Neuhauseditor in the economics department of ZEIT.
The one since 2023 ongoing war in Sudan is ranked as the most neglected humanitarian crisis of 2025, according to a recent survey of 22 international aid organizations. The conflict briefly came into international focus in October after the paramilitary RSF militia the City of Al-Fashir in the Darfur region. Al-Fashir was the last major city in the region previously occupied by the Sudanese army had been checked. Fighting continues and the humanitarian situation remains tense. The European Union recently announced an airlift to provide care for the affected population. According to information of the United Nations Around 14 million people have been displaced by the conflict. Andrea Böhm is an editor in the politics department at ZEIT. In the podcast she classifies the current situation in Sudan.
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