Press releases

Health insurance funds and health mutuals urge clarification of the current exemptions on public services and health services in CETA
Health insurance funds and health mutuals welcome the announcement of European Trade Commissioner......

AIM publishes press release and recommendations on CETA
Health insurance funds and health mutuals welcome the announcement of European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on 5 July 2016 of CETA being a mixed agreement. Nevertheless, we regret the provisi......

AIM Position on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
AIM sends out a clear signal today about how important health promotion and disease prevention is. Chair of the AIM Working Group dealing with the topic, Mr Leo Blum says: “More prevention is key to......

We welcome Council conclusions on balancing the pharmaceutical system in the EU
17 June 2016 – Social security organisations, mutuals and health insurance funds, members of ESIP and AIM warmly welcome the commitment of the Council towards a more balanced......

Luxembourgish Minister Schmit: “EU should give mutuals a boost”
Brussels, 15 October 2015 – Mutuals are a special kind of enterprise at the heart of the European social model. They are important contributors to economic growth and financial stability, but they l......

Time to strengthen the efforts in tackling fraud and waste!
The World Health Organisation considers fraud as one of the ten leading causes of inefficiency in health systems. The average amount of healthcare fraud is estimated to be 6.19% of the global healthca......