Berlin health insurance fund faces trial over 85 million euro corruption allegations

A corruption trial has begun in Berlin over allegations that a health insurance fund improperly received approximately 85 million euros. The accused, a former board member of the Kassenärztliche Vereinigung (KV) Berlin and two senior employees of a statutory health insurance fund, allegedly manipulated patient data to secure higher payments. The defense denies the charges, stating that data corrections, not falsifications, occurred and that no bribes were exchanged.