The German long-term care insurance system was introduced in 1995 and became fully operational in 1996. Similar to South Korea, the system is financed through employer and employee contributions. Germany offers mandatory coverage for long-term disability and illness aspart of the broader national social insurance scheme operated in 2014 by 131 non-profit Sickness Funds. By using already established administrative systems, Germany was able to both create economies of scale in administrative capacities and also ease the implementation burden.