Tag: Karl Lauterbach
Countries oppose Lauterbach’s hospital reform
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is still struggling to reform the hospital. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Actually, there should finally be an agreement on the hospital…
Have clinics cheated to get corona aid? Study gives clear answer
Berlin The suspicion persists to this day: During the corona pandemic, clinics manipulated the number of occupied intensive care beds on a large scale in order to sneak in corona…
Do I still have good health insurance?
Dusseldorf The greater the financial worries of statutory health insurance companies, the more the health system as a whole is on the political agenda. Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach…
Insured persons should automatically receive electronic patient files in 2025
office hours Filling the ePA with data will cost a lot of money. (Photo: imago/Westend61) Berlin It is the most important digital project of Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD). With…
How much Lauterbach’s contribution increases cost average and higher earners
Berlin People with statutory health insurance and their employers have to be prepared for further increasing burdens. As early as July, millions of employees have less net from the gross…
What you need to know about the protest
Pharmacy protest day On June 14, 2023, many pharmacies in Germany will remain closed. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin After the Corona years, which were expensive for the health system, the…
Higher contribution assessment ceiling would bring the health insurance companies billions
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health is confronted with an enormous deficit in statutory health insurance. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Berlin The higher contribution assessment limit demanded by the SPD and…
Kassenverband considers over 400 clinics in Germany to be dispensable
hospital bed The GKV has calculated how many clinics are needed in Germany for adequate care. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is a central question of the clinic reform by Federal…
Kassenverband considers more than 400 clinics to be dispensable
hospital bed The GKV has calculated how many clinics are needed in Germany for adequate care. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It is a central question of the clinic reform by Federal…
Lauterbach’s meetings with countries remain without agreement
Berlin Actually, the press conference by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and his country colleagues should send a signal of unity. The SPD politician spoke of a “breakthrough” in his…
“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…
What the care reform means for relatives and patients
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) Lauterbach has brought its care reform through the Bundestag. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) The Bundestag has passed the controversial care reform with relief for those…
The SPD and the Greens are demanding higher cash contributions from 5,000 euros gross per month
patient consultation According to the will of the SPD and the Greens, higher-earning patients should pay more in the future. (Photo: Taxi/Getty Images) Berlin In view of the deficit in…
Karl Lauterbach has to weaken the clinic reform
Berlin Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach had announced his hospital reform as a “revolution in the system” – but before the talks with the federal states scheduled for Tuesday, there…
Digital health start-up Patient21 gets 100 million euros
patient21 The two founders Nicolas Hantzsch and Christopher Muhr. Dusseldorf As a testicular cancer patient, entrepreneur Christopher Muhr experienced how analogue – and often inefficient – the German healthcare system…
Citizen insurance would cost medical practices 58,000 euros per year
dentist Doctors can earn significantly more money treating people with private health insurance. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin A weakening or even an end of private health insurance (PKV) would possibly cost…
If there were no private patients, each medical practice would cost 58,000 euros per year
dentist Doctors can earn significantly more money treating people with private health insurance. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Berlin A weakening or even an end of private health insurance (PKV) would possibly cost…
How one of the largest clinics in Germany uses ChatGPT
Doctor at the computer Speech models can log the patient conversations and thus give the doctor more time for the treatment. (Photo: The Image Bank/Getty Images) Berlin What is still…
The SPD and the Greens are targeting private health insurance companies
nurse in a hospital The SPD and the Greens want to improve social security revenues. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Berlin In view of a billion dollar deficit in statutory health and…
“Lauterbach drives the health system financially against the wall”
Thomas Brahm The chairman of the association vehemently rejects a higher contribution assessment limit as proposed by the SPD and the Greens. (Photo: Debeka) Berlin The head of the Association…