Mrz 12, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
In view of the health funds‘ surplus billions, Volker Kauder (CDU) is considering lowering the contribution rate by 0.1 to 15.4 percent. At the beginning of last year the coalition had raised the health insurance contribution rate from 14.9 to 15.5 percent....
Mrz 12, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The discussion on the use of health fund surpluses – altogether the health funds and statutory health fund have over 19 billion Euros in reserves – has now prompted service providers to speak up as well. As part of a survey by Apotheke adhoc, more than...
Mrz 12, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
The New York rating agency Moody’s is predicting a new wave of hospital mergers. In view of the global economic crisis, this is especially applicable for the hospital market in the USA. Here expensive refunds and rising costs of non-profit hospitals are...
Mrz 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, general conditions, health policy
Currently the discussion has been reignited on how the billions in health fund surpluses should be utilized. There are many political suggestions on how to reduce this mountain of money. The health care funds are continuing to defend their reserve and point to...
Mrz 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, market knowledge
The British homecare nursing service Amcare – a subsidiary of Convatec – has strengthened its position with the purchase of the homecare nursing service SureCalm Healthcare. SureCalm Healthcare has been specializing in the domestic service provision of...
Mrz 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE
IT groups have long recognized that the German health care market is very attractive. For this reason, an increasing number of companies from the IT sector are investing in this business field. Lately IMB has put 100 million Euro into its program Smarter Healthcare....
