Tag: Jens Baas
TK boss calls for a profit cap for pharmaceutical companies
Pharmaceutical wholesaler in Bavaria The GKV spends around 50 billion euros on medication every year. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is a challenge to the pharmaceutical industry in order to stop…
“There is no alternative to cuts in benefits” – cashier calls for drastic cuts in benefits for patients
dentist Last year, the GKV spent almost 13 billion euros on dental treatment, including tooth fillings, root canal treatments and check-ups. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin In view of the multi-billion…
Health insurance companies reject the traffic light push for higher contributions for higher earners
nurse in a hospital The deficit of the statutory health insurance is in the billions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The push by the SPD and the Greens for a higher contribution…
How Lauterbach wants to introduce the electronic patient file
Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to “keep a 20-year promise,” as he said at the federal press conference on Thursday. It’s been so long since the foundations for the…
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:…
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…
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize these six industries
law An artificial intelligence as a new judiciary? ChatGPT and similar bots could fundamentally change the market for legal advice. 1. Culture: Artificial intelligence composes and paints In autumn, a…
Artificial intelligence could revolutionize these six industries
law An artificial intelligence as a new judiciary? ChatGPT and similar bots could fundamentally change the market for legal advice. 1. Culture: Artificial intelligence composes and paints In autumn, a…
Health insurance companies in comparison: The best statutory health insurance companies
Insurance as a kit (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf The mood among the statutory health insurance companies (GKV) in Germany is irritated, because the funds are running out of money. The…
These are the winners of the Health-i Awards
Award Winner Endo Health Prof. Dr. Nadine Rohloff, medical director of Endo-Health, presents the start-up at the Health-i event in Berlin. (Photo: Dominik Butzmann) Berlin There is no shortage of…
Health insurance companies don’t want to play auxiliary police
Covid station Leipzig Political disputes and legal uncertainty continue to exist with regard to facility-related vaccination requirements for staff in hospitals or nursing homes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The corona vaccination…
Data protection advocate warns of rushing the national vaccination register
Berlin The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection, Ulrich Kelber, has warned against the hasty establishment of a national Corona vaccination register for the central collection of vaccination data. “Politicians should…
Mentalis, MyaLink and Co .: The winners of the Health-i-Awards
Excellent ideas For the hybrid award ceremony of the Health-i-Awards, some winners and finalists came to Düsseldorf in person, including the teams from the diagnostics company Centogene and the start-ups…
Welche freiwilligen Leistungen lohnen sich?
Rating Leistungsangebot Gesetzlichen Krankenkassen sind verpflichtet worden, für verschiedene Leistungen einen Direktbonus an ihre Mitglieder zu zahlen. (Foto: Getty Images) Düsseldorf Die bundesweit geöffneten gesetzlichen Krankenkassen haben in den vergangenen Monaten…
TK boss Jens Baas warns of fee explosion
“Once the 40 percent mark falls, the contributions could rise quickly.” (Photo: Frank Beer for Handelsblatt) Berlin The head of the Techniker Krankenkasse, Jens Baas, has called on the traffic…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…
Without reforms, there is a risk of an increase to 45 percent
Berlin There is a risk of a sharp rise in social security contributions in the coming election period if the future federal government does not take countermeasures. With the economic…