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TheGoodBroker is an independent insurance broker in Bielefeld. Since 2018 we have advised English-speaking professionals moving to Germany on health insurance, public and private.

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Jonas Marx

Founder, independent insurance broker

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What you can ask us about

Six topics we can speak to, with experience from advising and our own figures.

  • Specialist appointments

    Who gets an appointment online, publicly and privately insured, with our own figures from six metropolitan regions.

  • Premium increases

    What sits behind the rises at the turn of the year and which rights policyholders have.

  • Health insurance for newcomers

    How international professionals get insured in Germany, and where it goes wrong in practice.

  • Switching between public and private

    Who may switch, when it pays off, and what the way back costs.

  • Income threshold and contribution ceiling

    The year's reference figures and what they mean for employees and the self-employed.

  • How independent brokers work

    Advice on the client's behalf, paid by the insurer, and what that means for the recommendation.

Quote

“In Germany, the health insurance debate is mostly about premiums. For patients the question is decided elsewhere: whether they get an appointment, and when.”
Jonas Marx, independent insurance broker, TheGoodBroker

Our publications

What we have published so far, with the material that goes with it.

Study · September 2026

Specialist Access Study 2026

What the same specialist practice offers publicly and privately insured patients online: 2,082 practices in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Cologne, seven specialties, compared on one snapshot day. Report in English and German, data free to reuse.

Read the reportBericht auf Deutsch

Material

  • First page of the press briefing

    PDF · 2 pages, German · 277 KB

    Two-page briefing

    Key figures, specialties, regions, method and limits on two pages.

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  • Bar chart of the results by specialty

    PNG · German labels · 202 KB

    Chart: results by specialty

    Share of practices with a bookable online appointment, private and public.

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  • CSV · 130 KB

    Study data

    2,082 practices, anonymised and aggregated per practice.

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Figures, charts and data are free to use with the attribution “TheGoodBroker, Specialist Access Study 2026” and a link to the report.

Press releases

  1. Kassen- gegen Privatpatienten: Daten aus 2.082 Facharztpraxen zeigen, wo die Ungleichheit sitzt

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Releases are in German; the report itself is in English. City releases follow.

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On specialist appointments, premiums or switching between the systems: Jonas Marx answers in English or German, at short notice if needed.

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About TheGoodBroker

2018

Advising since

§ 34d

GewO, licensed broker

5.0

33 verified five-star reviews

Bielefeld

Based in

Jonas Marx is an independent, licensed insurance broker (§ 34d GewO) in Bielefeld, specialising in English-language advice on German health insurance for international professionals. TheGoodBroker is his advisory brand; the advice and the study are published at thegoodbroker.de.

Transparency: Jonas Marx advises on private health insurance and may receive a commission from an insurer when a policy is taken out. No insurer funded or influenced the study.

Logo and press photo

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    Press photo, Jonas Marx

    Print resolution. Credit: Photo: TheGoodBroker.

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    TheGoodBroker logo

    The brand logo, as used on the site.

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