Okt 15, 2021 | EN, health policy
Karl Lauterbach as a health expert of the SPD (Social Democratic Party) and with a lot of knowledge in the areas of health policy, science and research, has only recently given an interview to the trade magazine „journalist“. According to it he is not...
Sep 7, 2021 | EN, health policy
A position paper by three hospital operators, Helios Kliniken, Bezirkskliniken Mittelfranken and Diakoneo, the largest diaconal provider in Germany, in collaboration with the AOK Bundesverband, shows that for more efficient healthcare in Germany, the sector boundaries...
Jul 18, 2021 | EN, health policy, Homecare
The Act on the Further Development of Health Care (GVWG), which was passed by the Bundestag on 11 June, contains extensions and changes with regard to financial relief for those in need of care, but also important details for care workers. These include, among other...
Jul 18, 2021 | EN, health policy, statutory health insurance
A DAK health study certifies that the reorganization of the financing of the health care system will be a priority after the Bundestag elections. Politicians from the SPD and the Greens and the CDU and the FDP each see it the same way. However, the plans are currently...
Jun 5, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, health policy
University hospitals in Germany and company health insurance funds reached an agreement in early May to work more closely together in the future. The aim of the cooperation between the Association of University Hospitals in Germany (VUD) and the BBK umbrella...
Jun 5, 2021 | Digitalization, EN, health policy
The Bundesrat (upper house of parliament) has just given the go-ahead for the Digital Care and Nursing Modernization Act, or DVPMG for short, to ensure that detailed changes made by the Federal Ministry of Health do not lead to important innovations and improvements...