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Social Advocacy Group Slams Health Reforms Demands Better Care System
During the debate surrounding health care reform, and ahead of the federal cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the German…
SPD Demands Harder Hits for Pharma Giants Before Health Care Reform Vote
Ahead of a planned cabinet vote on the health insurance reform, SPD General Secretary Tim Klüssendorf is calling…
German Doctors Fear Cuts Threatening Cornerstone of Primary Care System
Following criticism from local general practitioners, Andreas Gassen, the Chairman of the Federal Association of Statutory Health Insurance…
German Family Doctors Warn Inflationary Cuts Could Collapse Primary Care System
Primary care physicians in Germany are sounding the alarm about the planned primary care system, warning that proposed…
New Care Plan Threatens Nursing Home Residents With Major Cost Increase
The planned decrease in subsidies for nursing home residents, initiated by Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), is…
Health Insurance Leaders Pitch Gradual Federal Funding for Unemployed Care Costs
Health insurers are pressing the federal government for a structured, phased plan to assume the costs associated with…
Coalition Chief Defends Realistic Timeline for Major Health Care Overhaul
The chief of the Chancellery, Thorsten Frei (CDU), affirmed the timeline for the planned healthcare reform despite ongoing…
Social Welfare Group Demands Swift Implementation Of Emergency Care Reform
The Sozialverband Deutschland (SoVD) is strongly pushing for the swift implementation of the planned reforms to emergency medical…
DAK Slams Warken Care Reform Plans Criticism Flourishes
Andreas Storm, the CEO of DAK-Gesundheit, sharply criticized the plans proposed by Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU)…
Germany Unites on Emergency Care Overhaul
The federal government has agreed on a reform of emergency medical care. According to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”…
Pain Specialists Slam Proposed Health Care Cuts
The German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) has sharply criticized the planned cuts within the healthcare system. According…
Consumer Advocates Pressure Delay of Health Care Reform in Germany
Germany’s consumer protection advocates are urging for more time regarding the healthcare reform. Ramona Pop, a board member…
High Fuel Prices Threaten Rural Home Care Services
Several nursing associations have cautioned that high gasoline prices threaten the reliable provision of care to patients in…
Reserve Veterans Association Slams Bundeswehr Care Lags Falling Behind
Patrick Sensburg, president of the Reserves Association, criticized deficiencies in the support provided to reservists by the German…
German Physicians Brace for Nationwide Protests as Ambulance Care Cost Cuts Loom
The chair of the German Doctors’ Association (KBV), Andreas Gassen, warned that physicians are likely to protest the…
Bundestag Passes Law to Speed Up Recognition of Foreign Health Care Credentials
The German Bundestag has passed a bill to speed up the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in health…
Top Doctors Warn Government of Budget Cuts That Threaten Patient Care
Leading medical representatives warn the federal governments that cuts to the budget in the context of a savings…
Free Spouse Co‑Insurance Looms as Health Care Costs Rise for Families
The statutory health and long‑term care insurance schemes could become noticeably more expensive for many families. According to…
Germany Sees 134000 Young People Placed In Care Homes And 87500 In Foster Families In 2024
In 2024, the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that about 134,000 young people were placed in state-run…
Warken Praises Revisions to Maternity Care Agreement
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) welcomed the revisions to the disputed midwives‑assistance contract.Speaking to the “Rheinische Post”…
GPs Warn Budget Cuts Will Worsen Care Gaps Amid Rising Part‑Time Doctors
Faced with shortages in outpatient care despite a rise in the number of doctors, the Association of General…
German Cabinet Approves Medical Registry Law to Enhance Data Use in Health Care, Research and Innovation Evaluation
The federal cabinet has approved a new law on medical registries, aiming to enhance the use of registry…
Warken Announces Sweeping Health Care Reforms, Seeks To End Rising Insurance Costs
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) announced sweeping reforms to Germany’s healthcare system, pledging an end to the steady rise of…
Long-Term Care Benefits Fall Sharply While Inflation Rises
The benefits from Germany’s statutory long‑term care insurance have not kept pace with inflation over recent years, according…
Germany Health Minister Pairs No-Referral Fees With Primary Care Overhaul
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) plans to introduce a primary‑care system to improve the coordination of patient…
Wiese Defends SPD Overhauled Social Security Funding Plan Amid Debate Over Dental Care Cuts
Dirk Wiese, the parliamentary manager of the SPD parliamentary group, defended his party’s proposal to fundamentally overhaul the…
German Doctors Push Primary Care Reform Amid Long Specialist Waits
Facing long wait times for specialist appointments, Nicola Buhlinger‑Göpfarth, federal chair of the Association of General Practitioners, has called…
Academic Parents Add 37 Minutes Each Day To Child Care For Kids Under Five
In a recent study by the Federal Institute for Population Research, parents whose partner holds a university degree…
WHO Launches $1 Billion Global Appeal to Provide Health Care for Millions in Humanitarian Crises
The World Health Organization has launched a global appeal to guarantee millions of people in humanitarian crises and…
German Minister Accuses CDU of Assaulting Welfare and Deplores Privatized Dental Care
The criticism of the CDU’s proposals to trim the social state continues to rise in the SPD.Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s minister‑premier…
Lauterbach Rejects Privatizing Dental Costs Cites Need for Efficient Care
Former federal health minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) criticised a proposal by the CDU’s Economy Council that would require patients…
GPs Back Health Minister’s Primary Care Plan While Urging Caution on Digital Patient Screening
Health Minister Nina Warken has put the German primary‑care system into motion, a move welcomed by the German…
Almost Half of 800,000 Care Home Residents Now Need Welfare – 353,575 Count in 2024
Nearly half of nursing‑home residents-about 44 %-depend on social assistance. As of 2024, data obtained by the Bündnis Soziale…
Full-Day Care Expansion Faces Room Staff Shortages Ahead Of New School Law
Bundesfamilienministerin Karin Prien (CDU) noted that, just before the full‑day care right for primary schools comes into force, several…
Wagenknecht Demands Retirement at 60 for Care Workers And Physically Demanding Jobs
Today, many caregivers are forced to retire early because the work is physically unsustainable, yet they are penalised…
Hospitals Deny Care Fraud Allegations
The German healthcare system is embroiled in a bitter dispute over funding, escalating into accusations of fraud and…
Health Insurers Accuse Hospitals of Care Fraud
Germany’s public health insurance system faces a mounting crisis, with accusations of fraud against hospitals and a rapidly…
Sick Patient Care Sparks Debate
A simmering debate is erupting within Germany’s healthcare system regarding the extent to which life-sustaining treatments should be…
Cities Push for Overhaul of German Care Insurance
Municipalities Demand Sweeping Social Reforms to Avert Financial Crisis German municipalities are issuing a stark warning about the…
Home Care Focus Tops Nursing Reform Push
Calls for Prioritizing Home Care in Germany’s Upcoming Pflege Reform North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Health, Karl-Josef Laumann, is…
Germany Demands Federal Funding Boost for Early Childhood Care
The upcoming specialized ministerial conference on youth and families, chaired by Hamburg, is being overshadowed by growing pressure…
Care Reform Proposals Fall Short Verdi Says
The service sector trade union Verdi has expressed profound disappointment with the concluding report of the Federal-State Working…
Pensioner Group Sues Over Misused Care Funds
The German social welfare association VdK is preparing to launch a nationwide wave of legal challenges against the…
Greens Push 1000 Euro Care Cap
Germany’s Green Party is escalating the debate surrounding the nation’s struggling long-term care system, proposing a radical overhaul…
DAK Chief Slams Nursing Care Loan Hike
The decision by Germany’s SPD-led coalition government to finance the care insurance deficit through increased borrowing has drawn…
Loan Boost Eases Nursing Care Strain
The German government’s Health Minister, Nina Warken (CDU), has expressed relief following the Bundestag’s Budget Committee’s decision to…
Germany Bolsters Care Insurance with 17 Billion Loan
The German government is propping up the social care insurance system with a substantial €1.7 billion loan, according…
Elderly Care Drug Debate Sparks Outcry
The suggestion by CDU health policy spokesperson and addiction commissioner Hendrik Streeck to reconsider the allocation of exceptionally…
Germany Streamlines Nursing Care
Streamlining Care: German Parliament Approves Sweeping Reforms Amidst Political Divide The German Bundestag on Thursday passed a landmark…
Boost for German Care Sector
The German government’s commitment to the struggling care sector has been underscored by Health Minister Nina Warken, who…
Care System Faces Crisis
Germany’s long-term care system is teetering on the brink of collapse, according to a recent survey commissioned by…
Aschaffenburg Attacker Committed to Psychiatric Care
The Aschaffenburg Regional Court has ruled that the perpetrator of the January 2025 knife attack must remain in…
Care Sector Reform Faces Criticism
The German Association of Elderly and Disabled Care (VDAB) has delivered a sharp critique of the preliminary findings…
Minister Signals Nursing Care Overhaul
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Health, Karl-Josef Laumann, has indicated openness to a reform of the German care grading…
Employer Group Seeks End to Care Level 1
Concerns over the sustainability of Germany’s care insurance system are prompting discussions about potential reforms, according to Steffen…
Minister Hints at Care Grade Halt
The German Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), has responded cautiously to media reports suggesting a potential…
Care Cuts Threaten Vulnerable
Concerns are mounting across Germany over potential government plans to eliminate Pflegegrad 1, the lowest level of care…
Care Cuts Loom Amid Funding Gap
A potential reform of Germany’s statutory care insurance system is under discussion within the federal government, driven by…
Bypass Primary Care Faces Potential Fine
Discussions surrounding the potential implementation of a primary care physician system for individuals with statutory health insurance have…
Spahn Pushes for Billions to Stabilize Care Insurance
A leading figure within Germany’s parliamentary CDU/CSU group is advocating for increased federal funding to stabilize contributions to…
Care Watchdog Calls For Checks On Homebound Patients
Germany is considering bolstering oversight of individuals receiving long-term care at home, particularly those supported by family members,…
Magdeburg Attacker Recommended For Psychiatric Care In 2013
A report from the Rostock Institute of Forensic Medicine, dated May 23, 2013, recommended the immediate admission of…
Germany Unifies Care Assistant Training
The German government has approved the introduction of a standardized nationwide training program for nursing assistants, a move…
Robots Cant Replace Human Care
The German Red Cross (DRK) President, Gerda Hasselfeldt, has expressed skepticism regarding the near-term ability of artificial intelligence…
Care Costs Soar Demands Action
The rising cost of personal contributions towards long-term care in Germany is prompting calls for legislative action to…
Germany Rethinks Nursing Care Funding
Government officials are addressing the ongoing debate surrounding the escalating costs of care facilities, highlighting the existing structure…
Health Insurer Voices Opposition to Mandatory Care Coverage
The head of the German statutory health insurer association, AOK, Carola Reimann, has voiced concerns regarding proposed reforms…
Local Care Plans Face Serious Flaws
A recent assessment by the Iges Institute, commissioned by the Federal Government’s Care Commissioner, has identified significant shortcomings…
Care Reform Faces Collapse
Concerns are emerging regarding the potential failure of planned reforms to Germany’s care system, with the Federal Government’s…
Germany Tests Round-the-Clock Care Models
The German government is planning pilot projects to explore legally compliant solutions for round-the-clock care arrangements, addressing a…
AOK Opposes Nursing Care Cuts
The head of the AOK Federal Association, Carola Reimann, has voiced strong opposition to potential benefit cuts within…
Germany Aims for Nursing Care Insurance Stability
The statutory health insurance system is cautioning against deferring the substantial financial challenges facing long-term care insurance to…
Employers Push for Nursing Care Overhaul
German employers are proposing sweeping reforms to the long-term care insurance system. According to plans developed by the…
Care Insurance Faces 12 Billion Euro Shortfall
A report released by the German Federal Audit Court (BRH) has flagged a significant financial shortfall looming for…
CARE CRISIS: 5.6 MILLION NEED HELP, But Are We Prepared?
Medizinischer Dienst fordert Reformen A report presented by the Medical Service on Thursday reveals that the number of…
Germany’s Right to Care in Crisis?
A Dispute Over the Right to After-School Care for Elementary School Students in Germany A dispute has emerged…
2-5 New Patients a Day in the Primary Care Revolution!
German Healthcare Professionals Back Government’s Plan to Introduce Primary Care System German general practitioners have expressed support for…
Mandatory Primary Care System on the Brink of Collapse?
A German Green Party’s Health Policy Spokesperson Warns of Consequences of Compulsory Primary Care System The German Green…
Economist Sounds Alarm for Cost Cuts in Long-Term Care
Economist Warns of Insurance Premium Hikes, Calls for Cost Cuts in Healthcare A leading economist, Martin Werding, has…
Will Germany’s Care Allowance Plan Secure a Better Future for Family Caregivers?
Germany’s Social Organizations Welcome Plan to Support Caregivers Financially Germany’s social organizations have welcomed the government’s plan to…
AUSTERITY KILLS: Germany’s Care System on the Brink of Collapse?
Caritas President Urges Radical Shift in German Government’s Austerity Strategy BERLIN, GERMANY – In a scathing critique, Caritas…
New Allowance to Revolutionize Family Care?
New Social Benefit to Be Introduced, Says German Minister of Family Affairs In a bid to address the…
Health Minister Calls for Massive Budget Boost to Save Nursing Care Insurance from Collapse
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken is calling for a billion-dollar sum from the federal budget to stabilize the nursing insurance,…
DLT President Calls for Questioning Doctor’s Veto in Primary Care System
The German County Association (DLT) believes that the controversial government plans for a primary care system to manage…
Patient Protection Foundation Slams Future Primary Care System Plans
The plans of the upcoming black-red coalition to introduce a primary care system are met with criticism from…
CDU Representative Announces Shocking Cuts in Health, Pensions and Care
In a podcast of the series Table Today, Thorsten Frei, the parliamentary leader of the CDU, announces cuts…
Germany’s Future Care Force in the Making?
The number of new apprenticeships in Germany has increased in 2024. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the…
Commissioner Takes Over Victim Care in Shocking Machete Attack
A German federal ombudsman for victims and a Berlin state ombudsman for victims, Roland Weber, will take over…
‘I’ll Help You, Mexico, or I’ll Take Care of It Myself’
The relationship between the US and Mexico has become significantly more strained since Donald Trump’s return to the…
BOMBSHELL: Union Leader’s Shocking Reversal on Care Insurance!
A leading candidate for the Chancellor position, Friedrich Merz, has rejected demands for a comprehensive long-term care insurance.…
Pflege-Revolution Looms: Left Party Demands Radical Overhaul of Care Financing
In the face of recent reports indicating that the self-payment quota for a spot in a care home…
BREAKING: Lukashenko’s Ultimatum to EU: ‘I Don’t Care If You Recognize Our Vote or Not’
The presidential election in Belarus is taking place on Sunday, with incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko casting his vote…
Germany’s Elderly Left in the Dark as Rising Costs of Care Services Put Thousands at Risk of Neglect
The President of the German Red Cross, Gerda Hasselfeldt, is concerned that the high costs of ambulatory services…
Gas of War or a Show of Moscow’s Care?
Transnistria, a region with a disputed status, is facing a severe energy crisis. Since the beginning of the…
What Germans Really Care About
Six weeks before the German federal election on February 23, the issues of migration and economy are prominently…
‘They Didn’t Care a Shit’ About Kiev’s Fate
Ukraine’s Leader Expresses Regret Over Lack of Nuclear Deterrent In an interview with US podcaster Lex Fridman, Ukrainian…
Germany’s Shame: Minister Demands Deportation Without a Care
Pro Asyl, a refugee rights organization, has sharply criticized the CDU’s general secretary Carsten Linnemann’s demands to toughen…
BOMBSHELL: German Senate Unleashes Hidden Plan for Higher Care Contribution!
The Federal Council has cleared the way for higher social care contributions. The federal states’ chamber voted on…
Elderly Care Crisis Hits Record High as ‘Patient Protectors’ Strike Back!
Facing the record number of 5.7 million care-dependent individuals published on Wednesday, patient advocates are sounding the alarm.…
Bombshell: Elderly Care Demands Soar to New High, a Crisis Looms
In December 2023, approximately 5.7 million people in Germany were in need of care in the sense of…