Tag: healthcare
First-day sick notes fuel broader debate over health-care reform
(de-news.net) – The FDP supports tax-free attendance incentives, while the SPD opposes the requirement for first-day sick notes, dividing Germany’s coalition. Medical leaders are cautioning…
Germany unveils prevention-centered healthcare agenda
(de-news.net) – Germany’s Health Minister has unveiled a prevention-focused healthcare strategy that combines increased screening and public health initiatives with cost-cutting measures, tighter oversight of…
Germany enacts healthcare overhaul amid wider legislative push
(de-news.net) – Significant changes to statutory health insurance, energy policy, federal policing, and parliamentary remuneration have been passed by the German Bundestag. Political and industry-wide…
Record temperatures disrupt healthcare, transport, and energy networks in Germany
(de-news.net) – Record temperatures were set during Germany’s recent heat wave, which also overwhelmed emergency services and interfered with freight operations, transportation, electricity, healthcare, and…
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…
Warken (CDU) signals flexibility on healthcare cuts while insisting on fiscal target
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has expressed conditional openness to modifying parts of her healthcare savings package while maintaining its overall fiscal…
Expert commission’s recommendations gain support among insurers amid healthcare funding gap
(de-news.net) – The association of statutory health insurers support higher taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks as part of a broader set of healthcare…
Public funding of Bürgergeld healthcare proposed as part of health reform
(de-news.net) – Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has suggested that public funds, rather than insurance contributions, be used to cover healthcare costs for recipients,…
