In the context of Germany’s discreet but clubby old money, where aristocratic and industrialist heirs mingle at hunting parties or go skiing in the Alps, Kuehne is a loner. Despite his billions ...

Taking into account constantly rising rents, more than one in five people in Germany is now at risk of poverty. At the same time, the number of billionaires and super-rich is increasing.

"People can get care in Germany if they need it," Dickel says. "Much more important [than access], I would say, are the social conditions. That's the cause of the life-expectancy gap." ...