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Klingbeil (SPD) signals openness to revise pension reform fee cap as debate over costs intensifies

(de-news.net) – Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has indicated a readiness to amend selected elements of the Federal Government’s pension reform legislation in advance of…

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After Bundesrat stops health sector savings package, Warken rules out return of practice fee

(de-news.net) – Jens Baas, Chief Executive Officer of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurance, has issued a grave warning concerning the future of statutory health…

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Reintroduction of the practice fee in Germany?

(de-news.net) – Regarding the possible reinstatement of a practice charge for German patients, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has expressed notable…

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Call for fee at each medical visit faces opposition

(de-news.net) – Medical and patient advocacy organizations have expressed strong opposition to the proposal by the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations (BDA) to reintroduce a…

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