"§ 69 SGB V ordnet für das Verhältnis der Krankenkassen zu den Leistungserbringern die ausschließliche Geltung des SGB V an und schafft damit faktisch einen Ausnahmebereich, in dem die Regeln des Wettbewerbsrechts nicht gelten."
"When the government and insurers have effectively rationed the medical care you receive, and have forced you to pay out of your pocket to receive timely care, are you getting a rebate on your premiums or on the taxes you pay? Hell, no. You still keep paying the same huge premiums and the same 15% out of your paycheck, but you have fewer and fewer doctors to choose from and you have to wait longer and longer for care."
"Um nur einen einzigen Kassenvorstand zu entlohnen (€ 20.000,-- pro Monat) müssen rund 100 Arbeitnehmer ihren monatlichen Zwangsversicherungsbeitrag entrichten."
"One might as well claim that the tide which rubs pebbles smooth on a beach is doing the pebbles a service because being round is prettier than being jagged. It's of no concern to a pebble what shape it is. But it's very important to a person."