If you don’t take the right precautions when you first move to Germany, you might have to back pay for health insurance later. So how can this happen? And how can you prevent it? So…what are back payments? Back payments are fees...
If you’ve recently moved to Germany then you might be surprised to find out that health insurance isn’t free for everyone. Unlike in the UK and other European countries, Germany has a dual-payer system. Don’t know what that means? We break it...
Choosing health insurance in Germany isn’t always easy. While there may be many reasons why one would choose public health insurance over private, your range of choice ultimately comes down to employment. Why does employment have so much...
You probably know by now that health insurance is compulsory for all residents in Germany. But it unfortunately isn’t always easy to get on a public plan. Here we explain why you might not be able to get covered by a gesetzliche Krankenkasse...
Roberto moved to Munich from Spain in the summer of 2018. Before moving, Roberto enrolled at a University in Munich for a Biochemistry program that would begin in the fall. Shortly after arriving in Germany, Roberto visited an insurance agent who...