As a student you do not have to pay anything for health and long-term care insurance if you are covered by your parents’, spouse’s or civil partner’s non-contributory dependants’ insurance. You must take out your own insurance if you are not (or no longer) eligible for cover through non-contributory dependants’ insurance.
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In general, you will be compulsorily insured and will pay the lowest student rate for health and long-term care insurance.
Monthly contributions for compulsorily insured students in 2019
| Health insurance | Long-term care insurance without additional contribution** | Long-term care insurance with additional contribution** |
|---|---|---|
| 70.87 €* | 19.79 € | 21.42 € |
* Statutory contribution for students in 2019, comprised of 66.33 EUR plus TK-specific additional contribution rate of 4.54 EUR
** Starting at the age of 23, individuals who do not have children must pay an additional contribution for long-term care insurance
If you are no longer eligible to be compulsorily insured as a student, for example because you have completed your 14th academic semester, your contributions will be higher.