Aug 6, 2020 | pharmacy, statutory health insurance
According to information provided by the German Pharmacists‘ Association (DAV), pharmacies have been severely affected by the corona crisis in April and May 2020 after the „hamster buying month“ of March 2020, when the number of prescriptions of the...
Jul 17, 2020 | company news @en, Digitalization, EN, statutory health insurance, survey, telemedicine
According to the press release of SBK Siemens-Betriebskrankenkasse, one of the 20 largest statutory health insurance funds in Germany and the number one company health insurance fund, the fund is committed to educating its policyholders about digital and telemedical...
Jul 17, 2020 | Allgemein, EN, Gesetze, statutory health insurance
The Higher Regional Court of Munich (OLG) has just decided in the second instance that a health insurance company may not advertise with medical remote treatment, as the Regional Court of Munich I was of the same opinion last year. However, the health insurance...
Jul 8, 2020 | Diabetes, EN, statutory health insurance
Medical foot care has been prescribable since 1 July 2020 if there is evidence of damage to the foot that is similar or identical to diabetic foot syndrome and is due to similar sensory disturbances as a result of neuropathies and paraplegia. The Federal Joint...
Jul 6, 2020 | EN, statutory health insurance, survey
With the „Family Coach Care“, the AOK now offers a free online service for caring relatives. The program, which can be used anonymously, includes interactive exercises, useful information and video and audio files that are intended to support caring...
Jun 26, 2020 | EN, statutory health insurance
Last Friday, the Federal Ministry of Health (BGM) announced the balance for the first quarter of 2020. The statutory health insurance system recorded a deficit of 1.3 billion and financial reserves totalling 18.3 billion. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn, however,...