Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ortskrankenkasse
English translation:
Regional health insurance provider
Added to glossary by
Sebastian Witte
Oct 10, 2021 15:59
2 yrs ago
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German term
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Ortskrankenkasse
German to English
Bus/Financial
Insurance
Geschäftsführer-Anstellungsvertrag
DE:
Besteht kein Anspruch auf Krankengeld, wird als Krankengeld im Sinne dieses Absatzes der Betrag zugrunde gelegt, den der Geschäftsführer durch eine seinem Einkommen gemäße Versicherung bei der zuständigen ***Ortskrankenkasse*** erhalten hätte.
If, however, I care to have a look here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Niedersachsen , here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Nordwest and so forth, I cannot discern any traces of a "local" insurance company anymore.
However, my question is, will I, as per your assessment, still get a complaint from the Dutch/Italian agency, if I put the following reality-checked translation:
EN:
If no claim to sick pay exists, within the meaning of this paragraph sick pay shall mean the amount that the Managing Director would have received at the competent ***regional health insurance company (AOK)*** commensurate with his income.
The source country is indeed Germany.
Best regards,
Besteht kein Anspruch auf Krankengeld, wird als Krankengeld im Sinne dieses Absatzes der Betrag zugrunde gelegt, den der Geschäftsführer durch eine seinem Einkommen gemäße Versicherung bei der zuständigen ***Ortskrankenkasse*** erhalten hätte.
If, however, I care to have a look here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Niedersachsen , here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Nordwest and so forth, I cannot discern any traces of a "local" insurance company anymore.
However, my question is, will I, as per your assessment, still get a complaint from the Dutch/Italian agency, if I put the following reality-checked translation:
EN:
If no claim to sick pay exists, within the meaning of this paragraph sick pay shall mean the amount that the Managing Director would have received at the competent ***regional health insurance company (AOK)*** commensurate with his income.
The source country is indeed Germany.
Best regards,
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | state/regional health insurance provider |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | Local Health Insurance Fund > DEU |
Adrian MM.
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| 2 | from a standard health insurance policy/provider |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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Oct 11, 2021 16:09: Sebastian Witte changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/60654">Sebastian Witte's</a> old entry - "Ortskrankenkasse"" to ""regional health insurance provider""
Proposed translations
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philgoddard
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state/regional health insurance provider
Wikipedia:
Nach den Fusionswellen, ausgelöst durch das Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz von 1992, erreichten die AOKs eine Reduzierung von 300 auf 17 Kassen, die sich meist ***genau auf ein Bundesland"*** erstreckten. Da jedoch die Strukturen der Kassen teilweise historisch gewachsen sind, bestehen in Nordrhein-Westfalen zwei AOKs, nämlich die AOK Nordwest und die AOK Rheinland/Hamburg.
I think "regional" would also be an acceptable alternative, as "state" could be ambiguous.
Nach den Fusionswellen, ausgelöst durch das Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz von 1992, erreichten die AOKs eine Reduzierung von 300 auf 17 Kassen, die sich meist ***genau auf ein Bundesland"*** erstreckten. Da jedoch die Strukturen der Kassen teilweise historisch gewachsen sind, bestehen in Nordrhein-Westfalen zwei AOKs, nämlich die AOK Nordwest und die AOK Rheinland/Hamburg.
I think "regional" would also be an acceptable alternative, as "state" could be ambiguous.
Note from asker:
| Thanks. |
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from a standard health insurance policy/provider
I would toss the local and replace it with standard: ...he would receive from a standard insurance policy proportional to his income.
Why competent?
https://www.google.com/search?q=standard health insurance pr...
Standard Form or Standard Policy — an insurance policy form that is designed to be used by many different insurers and has exactly the same provisions, regardless of the insurer issuing the policy.
Why competent?
https://www.google.com/search?q=standard health insurance pr...
Standard Form or Standard Policy — an insurance policy form that is designed to be used by many different insurers and has exactly the same provisions, regardless of the insurer issuing the policy.
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Adrian MM.
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German term (edited):
Ortskrankenkasse > DEU
Local Health Insurance Fund > DEU
I'd gravitate towards Local Health Ins. Fund for German consumption for two principal reasons: 1. local is confirmed as EU-fähig so fit and resilient by IATE and 2. regional could cause a mix-up with Gebietskrankenkasse in Austria - cut to WGKK > Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse of which I am a member: it's not an Ortskrankenkasse.
Example sentence:
AUT: regional health insurance funds (GKKs), currently one for each of the nine federal states (Bundesländer)
IATE: SOCIAL QUESTIONS EP de Ortskrankenkasse EP en local sickness fund EP
Peer comment(s):
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David Hollywood
: will delete mine as just seen you posted the same Adrian
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Thanks, David. 'Great minds' think alike whilst it is IMO unwise to stray from an official EU translation on IATE.
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philgoddard
: As Sebastian says, and my reference shows, they're not "local".
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It is IMO unwise to stray from an official EU translation on IATE.
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