State subsidies for healthcare expenditure increased significantly in coronavirus year 2022
Causes were therefore federal subsidies for pandemic response - among them compensation payments for hospitals as well as costs for vaccination centers and coronavirus testing. In addition, the federal government supported health insurance companies that year to keep the average additional contribution stable. The total health expenditures in 2022 amounted to around 489 billion Euro, with state subsidies making up 17.6 percent of this.
According to the Statistical Federal Office, state subsidies for health expenditures approximately doubled during the Coronavirus pandemic as a whole, increasing by around 91 percent between 2019 and 2022. Health expenditures are generally primarily financed through social insurance contributions from employees and employers. In 2022, employers contributed 116.4 billion Euro and employees contributed 114.6 billion Euro.
- The federal subsidies for the Corona pandemic in Wiesbaden included compensation payments for local hospitals.
- Destatis reported that state subsidies for health expenditures dramatically increased during the Corona year, amounting to nearly twice the previous amount.
- The Coronavirus pandemic led to significant grants for German hospitals, contributing to the overall health expenditure of 489 billion Euro in 2022.
- The state provided substantial financial support to hospitals and vaccination centers, playing a crucial role in managing health costs during the pandemic.
- Despite the Corona pandemic and its impact on health expenditures, Germany continued to distribute grants for health maintenance and hospital services in 2022.
- To ensure proper healthcare during the Corona year, the state allocated additional grants for hospital and coronavirus testing facilities, boosting total health expenditure levels in 2022.
