http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Katrin+Giese Finances Katrin Giese Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=71388&ca=Finances About 87 percent of the residents of Germany have statutory health insurance, i.e. GKV. As of May 2005, the GKV relied on 321 non-profit sickness funds to collect premiums from their members and pay health care providers according to negotiated agreements. Those who are not insured this way, mainly...