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Germany Slashes Sick Pay and Dental Coverage to Bolster Health Insurance Funds

Chloe Price — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:23:05 +0000

To stabilize the health insurance funds, the federal government intends to reduce sickness benefits and reimbursements for dental…

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SoVD Slams Proposed Cut to Free Family Health Coverage

Chloe Price — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:40:05 +0000

The German Social Association (SoVD) criticized the planned significant restriction of free supplementary insurance coverage for married individuals…

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Deutsche Bahn Reports 100 % Staff Coverage Achieved in Control Centers, Mismatch Mostly Resolved

Chloe Price — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:31:03 +0000

Deutsche Bahn says it has largely solved the long‑standing staffing shortages in its signal control centers. According to the…

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Collective Bargaining Coverage Stalls at 49 Percent in Germany 2025

Sean Prescott — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:20:05 +0000

In 2025, 49 % of all employees in Germany were employed by firms that operate under collective bargaining agreements,…

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SPD Secretary General Demands Lower Voting Age and Expanded Pension Coverage for Politicians

Frank Bowers — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:28:08 +0000

SPD Secretary‑General Tim Klüssendorf said on Monday’s “Frühstart” programme on RTL and ntv that politicians feel it is…

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Greens Demand Mini‑Job Abolishment and Social Security Coverage for Employees

Victoria Chase — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:21:03 +0000

Deputy Green parliamentary group chairman Andreas Audretsch wants to abolish mini‑jobs in their current form. He told RTL and…

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CDU Candidate Gordon Schnieder Opposes Söder’s Extra Work Plan and Dental Coverage Cuts in Rhineland‑Palatinate

Trevor Yard — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:04 +0000

Gordon Schnieder, the CDU’s leading candidate in Rhineland‑Palatinate, criticised proposals from CSU chairman Markus Söder to add an extra…

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CDU Secretary Opposes Plan To Remove Dentist Coverage Calls For Future Agenda

Victoria Chase — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:47:03 +0000

Carsten Linnemann, the CDU’s general secretary, rejected the demands of the party‑aligned “CDU‑Wirtschaftsrat” (economic council) that dental visits should…

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Spousal Coverage in Health Insurance Faces Review

Chloe Price — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:48:04 +0000

The German government is facing renewed scrutiny over the long-standing practice of free spousal coverage within the statutory…

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Doctors Seek Coverage for Unapproved ME/CFS Treatments

Trevor Yard — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:10:04 +0000

The head of the German Federal Association of General Practitioners, Markus Beier, is escalating the debate surrounding Long…

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NRW Employers Demand Fees End Coverage

Chloe Price — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:28:09 +0000

Business leaders in North Rhine-Westphalia are escalating calls for a fundamental overhaul of Germany’s healthcare system, arguing that…

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Health Insurer Voices Opposition to Mandatory Care Coverage

Trevor Yard — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 03:39:04 +0000

The head of the German statutory health insurer association, AOK, Carola Reimann, has voiced concerns regarding proposed reforms…

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2.1% of the Country Left in the Dark of Mobile Coverage

Frank Bowers — Thu, 22 May 2025 23:20:04 +0000

Germany’s Mobile Network Coverage Remains a Concern, Agency Says Germany’s mobile network coverage, particularly in rural areas, remains…

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