Austrian Health Insurance Funds Achieved Surplus

Politics ♦ Published: May 19, 2012; 16:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

For the first time, all nine Austrian health insurance funds recorded positive result. In total, a surplus of € 291m was achieved.

Austrian Health Insurance Funds Achieved Surplus / Picture: © Vindobona.org

Last year, the public health insurance segment could reach positive results again. For the first time, all nine provincial funds recorded a surplus. Nevertheless, the Austrian health insurance funds did not surpass the record result of 2010. Two years ago, the insurance funds attained a surplus of € 363m. Last year, the surplus amounted to € 240m.

The reason behind this…