Tag: Health
1.3 million care employees in Germany set for wage increase
(de-news.net) – By the middle of 2027, minimum wages for employees in Germany’s care sector are scheduled to rise in two distinct phases, according to…
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…
Federal Council halts austerity package aimed at stabilizing health insurance contributions
(de-news.net) – The savings passage, which had been approved by both the Bundestag and the Federal Government with the intention of stabilizing the state’s health…
Reintroduction of the practice fee in Germany?
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Regarding the possible reinstatement of a practice charge for German patients, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has…
Drug Commissioner calls for revisions of cannabis law, stronger youth protection
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Drug Commissioner Hendrik Streeck (CDU) has called for urgent amendments to the country’s cannabis legislation, citing contradictions within the current law…
A CDU health policy spokesperson advocates for comprehensive reform of Germany’s healthcare system
(de-news.net) – Simone Borchardt, health policy spokesperson for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, has issued a strong appeal for comprehensive and far-reaching structural reforms within Germany’s…
Avian influenza in Germany met with institutional risk management
(de-news.net) – Authorities, researchers, and industry stakeholders are becoming concerned about the rapidly increasing incidence of avian influenza in Germany. According to estimates from the…
Federal Cabinet approves hospital savings plan to stabilize health insurance contributions
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – The hospital savings proposal has received formal approval from the Federal Cabinet. Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken (CDU) stated in…
Federal Health Ministry aims to stabilize insurance contributions
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), has indicated that additional contributions to statutory health insurance are expected to remain unchanged in…
Calls for reform in sick leave policy and physician distribution
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Amid persistent debates surrounding the optimization of statutory health insurance in Germany, Andreas Gassen, Chairman of the National Association of Statutory…
