Tag: Health
Voigt (CDU) calls for smartphone ban for children under 14 and for youth protections
(de-news.net) – Mario Voigt (CDU), Minister-President of Thuringia, has called for a nationwide ban on smartphones for children under the age of 14, presenting it…
Amid celebrations, nationwide injuries spur debate on decentralizing fireworks regulation
(Gemini Audio) (de-news.net) – Millions of Germans were reported to have welcomed the start of 2026 in a largely nonviolent manner, as major public events…
Broad backlash mounts against KBV plan for per-visit patient fees
(de-news.net) – Broad resistance has mounted to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians’ (KBV) proposal to introduce a per-visit fee. The proposal has…
Urgent pressure to reform long-term care amid rising costs and an aging population
(de-news.net) – Simone Borchardt, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group’s spokesperson on health policy, has emphasized the need to set aside ideological considerations in debates over reforms…
Physicians call for contact charge amid rising insurance deficits
(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) has advanced a proposal for the introduction of a per-visit patient fee and has…
Schnieder rejects fireworks ban as Medical Association and Police Union press for tighter limits
(de-news.net) – Federal Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder (CDU) has rejected proposals for a nationwide ban on private fireworks, despite his limited personal enthusiasm for the…
Chair of Health Committee rejects Frei’s suggestion for cuts in healthcare
(de-news.net) – Chancellery Minister Thorsten Frei’s recent call for cutbacks in the healthcare system was firmly rejected by Tanja Machalet (SPD), the chair of the…
Steinbrück calls for bold pension and welfare-state reforms
(de-news.net) – The SPD has come under intensified pressure from Peer Steinbrück to adopt a far more assertive posture on pension reform. The former Finance…
Primary physicians should transfer patients to specialists to save costs, Frei
(de-news.net) – Thorsten Frei, the Head of the Chancellery, has indicated that the public should begin preparing for an impending reduction in health-care benefits, arguing…
Escalating living costs drive surge in food bank reliance
(de-news.net) – Germany’s network of more than 970 food distribution centers is currently providing essential support to nearly 1.5 million individuals, a figure that underscores…
