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Doctor
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Doctor Association Slapped Critics Over Declining Appointment Scheduling Amid Health Reform Plans
Oliver Blatt, Chairman of the GKV-Spitzenverband, has sharply criticized statements made by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance…
Doctor Warns Kürzungen Could Mean Weeks Longer Wait Times For Specialists
If the federal government were to implement the proposed cuts suggested by its expert commission for general practitioners,…
Enduring Icon Sport Doctor Müller-Wohlfahrt Plans No Retirement
Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt, a very well-known sports physician in Germany, expressed that he does not plan to retire, even…
Audit Office Blames Waste In Doctor Appointment Arrangements As Waiting Times Remain Unchanged Despite 2.9 Billion Euro Spend
Despite the German federal audit office reporting additional spending of €2.9 billion, it finds no reduction in waiting times…
Health Insurers Plan Prescription App to Slash Doctor Visits
The statutory health insurance associations plan to launch a digital navigator that could, in specific circumstances, issue prescriptions…
National Patient Advocate Calls for Doctor Database
The German government’s Patient Advocate is pushing for the creation of a centralized national register to track disciplinary…
Doctor Visit Fees Spark Public Outrage
The proposal by the German Association of Statutory Health Physicians (KBV) to introduce a new per-visit fee of…
Digital Doctor Appointments Launch Soon
Germany’s statutory health insurance providers are pushing for a unified digital platform designed to streamline doctor appointment booking…
Germans Embrace Online Doctor Appointments
Convenience Masks Underlying Systemic Concerns A recent survey from the Bitkom, the German IT industry association, reveals a…
Doctor Access Gap Narrows
The stark disparity in access to specialist medical appointments for citizens with public and private health insurance in…
Doctor Visits May Face Fees
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the CDU, is exploring controversial measures to alleviate the escalating wait…
Doctor Shortage Solutions Debated
The proposed overhaul of specialist healthcare access in Germany, spearheaded by Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), is facing…
Doctor Shortages Fuel Patient Wait Times
The head of Germany’s largest statutory health insurance fund, the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has launched a sharp critique…
Doctor Appointment Waits Frustrate Patients
A significant majority of Germans express frustration with lengthy waits for specialist medical appointments, according to a recent…
Doctor Shortage Fears Spark Reform Calls
The German Association of General Practitioners is highlighting a recent survey coinciding with the start of the National…
Employers Push For Doctor Visit Fee
Germany’s leading employer association, the Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA), is advocating for a new approach to healthcare…
Doctor Loses Constitutional Challenge to Manslaughter Conviction
The Federal Constitutional Court has rejected a constitutional complaint filed by a specialist physician in neurology and psychiatry…
Doctor Shortage Hits Big Cities
A new analysis by comparison portal Verivox has revealed significant disparities in pediatric care across Germany, extending beyond…
Will Patients Lose the Right to Choose Their Doctor?
A debate has emerged over the right to choose one’s own doctor as Germany’s healthcare system is set…
Germany’s 5,000 Unfilled Doctor Posts Leave Patients in the Lurch
According to a request by the BSW to the Federal Ministry of Health, more than 5,000 general practitioner…
Minister’s Shocking Plan to Erase Doctor Delays for Good!
German Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD) has spoken out against the “discrimination” of statutorily insured individuals…
Bombshell Exposé Reveals the Dark Underbelly of Germany’s Abortion Doctor Scandal!
German Caritas Association President Eva Maria Welskop-Deffaa disputes the portrayal of a lack of doctors in rural areas…