Category: Health
Proposal for care insurance reform combines spending cuts and higher contributions
(de-news.net) – Through a combination of spending reductions and extra revenue measures, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken’s proposed long-term care reform aims to alleviate mounting…
SPD pushes back against new costs in health insurance and care funding
(de-news.net) – The SPD is challenging key elements of proposed health and long-term care financing reforms, arguing that patients, insured individuals, and families should not…
Germany debates long-term care reform amid deepening financing crisis
(de-news.net) – Germany’s long-term care insurance system is facing severe financial strain, prompting consideration of higher contribution surcharges for childless adults as part of a…
Pharmacies’ role in public healthcare expanded
(de-news.net) – The Bundestag has approved a major pharmacy reform aimed at strengthening pharmacies economically and expanding their role in Germany’s healthcare system. While the…
Germany pushes major health and care insurance savings reforms
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has defended planned healthcare savings reforms aimed at stabilizing Germany’s statutory insurance systems, while warning of mounting…
Germany’s multi-sector reform agenda: fiscal expansion and structural consolidation in the face of economic constraints
(de-news.net) – The German administration has advanced a wide-ranging reform agenda covering health care, pensions, security, fiscal policy, and housing, combining cost containment, expanded state…
Sugar tax proposal highlights different positions in Germany’s health reform agenda
(de-news.net) – Germany’s proposed sugar tax has triggered support from consumer advocates and parts of the political spectrum as a public health tool, while industry…
Structural consolidation, cost caps, and prevention: Germany weighs overhaul of statutory health system
(de-news.net) – Germany’s health insurance reform debate centers on proposals by Minister Nina Warken (CDU) to reform, stricter cost controls and prevention. While government and…
