Category: Health
Germany unveils prevention-centered healthcare agenda
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Health Minister has unveiled a prevention-focused healthcare strategy that combines increased screening and public health initiatives with cost-cutting measures, tighter oversight of…
Merz defends coalition record, sets agenda for second half of 2026
(de-news.net) – In addition to outlining the coalition’s legislative agenda for the rest of 2026, Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended the coalition’s first six months in…
Steeper tobacco tax increase through 2030 to bolster budget, meet health goals (Update)
(de-news.net) – Germany’s governing coalition plans to raise tobacco taxes more than previously proposed, increasing cigarette prices to nearly 12 euros by 2030. The revised…
Germany enacts healthcare overhaul amid wider legislative push
(de-news.net) – Significant changes to statutory health insurance, energy policy, federal policing, and parliamentary remuneration have been passed by the German Bundestag. Political and industry-wide…
Klingbeil defends reform package, says more changes still needed as health funding adjustments become known
(de-news.net) – Germany’s coalition defended its reform package as a necessary compromise combining tax relief, fiscal reforms, labor market changes, and health insurance financing measures,…
SPD strongly criticizes coalition plan to tighten sick leave rules
(de-news.net) – Plans to require employees to present a medical certificate from the first day of illness, replacing the current rule under which certification is…
Coalition backs end to telephone sick notes
(de-news.net) – Germany’s planned overhaul of sick leave certification has exposed divisions between coalition leaders and medical organizations, with supporters arguing it will reduce abuse…
Germany’s coalition reform agenda receives largely positive but divided reaction
(de-news.net) – Business organizations, labor unions, medical associations, and leading economists have expressed sharply differing assessments of Germany’s proposed 34-point reform package. Presented by the…
