$26000?? In Germany, which is neither known for a bad nor for a cheap health care system, the maximum a person is able to pay is 11299.68 € regardless of the number of family members who are included. Ok - if both parents are working the family might pay up to 22599.36 €, but only if both parents were earning more than the cut-off. The majority of people pays far less.












Yes, but:
If your self-employed, cost doubles, of course. A self-employed couple earning more than 132300 € per year would have to pay 43754.40 € per year. Most will change to a private insurer, unkess they got a bunch of kids.
Esomeprazol 40 mg 90 tablets are ~ 20 €. You’ll have to pay 5 € yourself.
For context: median income was 43750 € in 2024.
The horrors of public health not funded by taxes. (These are usually free of charge.)