That's just pure label fraud. Allegedly, the measures are supposed to reduce contributions to 13 percent by 2006. Nonsense. Why would the insurance companies do that if they're not forced to? And even if they did it contrary to expectations: what good does that do if the savings go toward a mandatory dental replacement insurance? And what about the other co-payments? 300 euros per hospital case - great, what's Grandma Kasulke supposed to do with her tiny pension? Sell the PC with the freshly installed Linux because the gallstones have to come out?
It's all rubbish, the mess politicians cobble together. Of course, the ordinary citizen has to foot the bill again. As usual, twice over - with higher fees and lower benefits.
People called the railway company out on that as advertising fraud. Politicians celebrate stuff like this as a major success.