Tag: health
Seven funds with which they invest in the healthcare industry
Innovation in the healthcare industry Innovations in the sector always offer investment opportunities. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Cologne From an investor perspective, the healthcare sector offers solid growth prospects. The world population…
The federal government must stop financing state health tasks with cash funds
Jens Baas Jens Baas is the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse. (Photo: Imago, Techniker Krankenkasse) Whether it’s a struggling maternity ward, rescue packages for caregivers or a lack of fever syrup:…
Fresenius CEO Michael Sen is considering unbundling FMC
Fresenius shares rose more than 3.6 percent on Thursday afternoon, while FMC shares fell more than 3.7 percent. The healthcare group Fresenius controls the dialysis subsidiary via the structure of…
Fresenius CEO Michael Sen is considering unbundling FMC
Michael Sen When he joined Fresenius, former Eon and Siemens board member Sen announced that the group needed a “reset” and fundamental changes. (Photo: IMAGO/Sven Simon) Frankfurt The health group…
How AI also answers medical questions
Berlin Whether it’s an eye infection or a pain in the shoulder – the artificial intelligence ChatGPT knows an answer to all questions, including medical ones. The chatbot writes texts…
US investors rely on German biotech companies
New York, Boston Caroll Neubauer has no doubt: “Germany is currently very interesting,” says the chief adviser to the US investment company Waterstreet, who is looking for investment opportunities in…
Current Corona rules: Mask requirement, citizen tests and isolation
Mask at the train station Some federal states such as Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein had already abolished the obligation to wear masks in local public transport. (Photo: IMAGO/IPA Photo) Berlin…
Long-term care insurance: increasing contributions – Linder lets Lauterbach accrue
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) can apparently not hope for any more billions in taxes from the budget for his care reform. The Handelsblatt learned this from coalition circles.…
More and more people are getting private insurance
Private health insurance This year, too, privately insured people had to accept a sharp rise in contributions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Last year, 145,500 people switched from statutory to private health…
How do you get out of the hospital healthy?
Operating room in a clinic In order to get the best possible treatment, you can find out more about the hospitals on various websites in advance. (Photo: Photothek/Getty Images) Berlin…
Amazon Releases Account Health Rating
Amazon introduced the Account Health Rating feature, which enables SMEs to increase their sales performance, in our country as well. Amazon, Turkey and European countries small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…
“Mr. Lauterbach is destroying the hospital landscape”
Markus Horneber For the CEO of the healthcare provider Agaplesion, the planned reform is a step in the wrong direction. (Photo: AGAPLESION gAG) The structural reform of the health sector…
What the German clinics really lack
Clinics at the limit The situation in the hospitals has been tense for a long time – now there is an attempt at reform. Too many clinics and often mediocre…
What the German clinics really lack
Clinics at the limit The situation in the hospitals has been tense for a long time – now there is an attempt at reform. Too many clinics and often mediocre…
2023 will be the year of decisions in health policy
The author Jochen A. Werner is Chairman of the Board of the University Hospital Essen. (Photo: dpa, University Hospital Essen) Overloaded emergency rooms, admission freezes in children’s hospitals, a lack…
Lauterbach drops the mask requirement – that was overdue
Karl Lauterbach When it came to the mask question, it became increasingly lonely for the SPD Minister of Health. (Photo: dpa) The mask requirement on long-distance trains falls in February.…
Investors have their sights set on medical practices: Lauterbach wants to present a law
doctor in her practice Financial investors are focusing more on the healthcare sector. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin There is increasing resistance to investors buying up practices. “We are observing a…
How policyholders save despite higher costs
Private health insurance has increasingly defaulting contributors Although the premiums for private health insurance companies are increasing more slowly on average than in 2022, some insurers’ premiums can sometimes rise…
China: Hong Kong border open
Beijing airport Entry into China is again possible without quarantine. (Photo: AP) Beijing After almost three years, China has reopened its borders. A month after the end of the rigorous…
New Omicron subline: What XBB.1.5 means for Germany
Coronavirus According to the Robert Koch Institute, the subline was detected for the first time in a random sample in Germany at the end of November. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According…