Tag: Health
Politically motivated suspected sabotage triggers power outage in Southwest Berlin
(de-news.net) – Authorities assess that a politically motivated act of sabotage is the most plausible cause of the extensive power outage that disrupted electricity supply…
Supplemental health insurance contributions rise again, prompting calls for systemic reform
(de-news.net) – The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has reported that supplemental contribution rates within Germany’s statutory health insurance system increased again…
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…
