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Health Minister Warken Supports Higher Tobacco Tax to Reduce Smoking and Increase Health Literacy
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) stressed that a higher tobacco tax would help curb smoking. “It’s undisputed…
German Health Insurers Demand Spending‑Linked Reforms Amid Insurance Crisis
The Association of Replacement Funds (vdek) has called for a strict alignment of the statutory health insurance (GKV)…
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…
Health Sector Employment Rises to 6.2 Million by Year‑End 2024, Up 102 000 (1.7%)
By the end of 2024, about 6.2 million people were employed in the German health sector.That figure represents a…
DIHK Calls for Abolition of Free Co‑Insurance for Non‑Working Spouses in German Statutory Health System
Peter Adrian, president of the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), has called for the abolition of…
Reichinnek Warns of Health Risks from Full‑Time Mandate as CDU/CSU Pushes to Slash Part‑Time Work
The group chair of the Left Party, Heidi Reichinnek, sharply criticized the CDU/CSU Mittelstands‑und‑Wirtschaftsunion’s proposal to restrict the…
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…
Verdi Urges Health Sector Strikes Amid Employer Standoff in State Wage Talks
Verdi, the service‑sector union, has called for a nationwide sector strike in the health sector on Tuesday. The…
Germany Moves to Ban Toxic Ingredients in E-Cigarettes Ahead of Health Overhaul
The federal government is planning a broad ban on certain ingredients in e‑cigarettes. Business Insider and Die Welt report that a…
German Health Insurance Calls Employers To Take Responsibility For LongTerm Sick Leave
Jens Baas, the CEO of Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has called on employers in Germany to take greater responsibility…
Health Insurers Push Back on Policy Proposals
The Spitzenverband GKV, Germany’s leading statutory health insurance association, has issued a stark warning to the government against…
Spousal Coverage in Health Insurance Faces Review
The German government is facing renewed scrutiny over the long-standing practice of free spousal coverage within the statutory…
Germany Funds Women’s Health Research
The German Federal Ministry of Health has launched a new initiative aimed at bolstering research focused specifically on…
Welt Editor Steps Down Due to Health
The sudden departure of Jan Philipp Burgard as editor-in-chief of the “Welt” media group has triggered questions about…
Berlin Hospital Chief Warns of Health Crisis Gaps
a glaring lack of preparedness for crisis situations.. According to Heyo Kroemer, CEO of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin…
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…
Health Reform Push Gains Momentum
The German Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pushing for sweeping reforms within the nation’s healthcare system, signaling a…
Health Insurance Premiums Rise Again
The statutory health insurance system in Germany faces escalating financial pressures, evidenced by a significant rise in supplemental…
Mental Health Days Surge
A concerning trend is emerging in Germany, revealing a dramatic surge in work-related absences linked to mental health…
Health Insurance Premiums Rise for Millions
A significant portion of Germany’s workforce, approximately 32 million individuals, will face increased healthcare costs beginning January 1st,…
Health Reform Faces Deep Cuts
Germany’s struggling statutory health insurance system is facing a reckoning, with leading politicians from the governing coalition openly…
Health Insurers Demand New Cuts
The German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV) has issued a stark warning to Health Minister Nina…
Health Cuts Rejected Amid Political Dispute
A sharp disagreement has erupted within Germany’s governing coalition over proposals to curtail healthcare benefits, highlighting deep ideological…
Health Insurers Reject Minister’s Savings Assessment
The German statutory health insurance system faces a deepening crisis despite recent government attempts at cost-cutting, with projections…
Health Insurers Slam Drug Prices
Germany’s statutory health insurance funds are issuing a stark warning regarding the escalating costs of pharmaceuticals, signaling potential…
Minister Deflects Rumors Remains Federal Health Chief
Amid swirling speculation and mounting pressure within the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Health Minister Nina Warken has emphatically…
Health Insurers Hike Fees Amid Government Criticism
The German coalition government is facing fierce criticism following announcements from major statutory health insurance funds intending to…
Health Insurers Demand System Overhaul
Germany’s statutory health insurance system faces a deepening crisis, with leading figures from major health funds publicly demanding…
Germany Reaches Health Insurance Savings Deal
A tentative agreement has been reached between the federal government and state authorities regarding a controversial austerity package…
EU Fights Heart Disease With New Health Drive
The European Commission unveiled a trio of new initiatives on Tuesday, signaling a concerted effort to bolster Europe’s…
Health Chief Urges Swift Agreement on Savings Package
Pressure mounts on German government as healthcare savings package faces deadlock. The head of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK),…
Women’s Health Focus Intensifies
The German Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), has announced a renewed commitment to addressing systemic inequalities…
Spahn Rules Out Health Insurance Hike
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group leader, Jens Spahn, has publicly disputed claims from health insurance funds…
Health Fund Chief Flags Coalition Funding Concerns
The German statutory health insurance system faces a looming crisis, with significant contribution increases appearing inevitable unless the…
Health Fund Supplements Likely to Rise
The prospect of rising supplementary contributions to Germany’s statutory health insurance system looms large, fueling political tensions and…
Health Insurers Demand 50 Billion Euro Savings
Germany’s statutory health insurance providers are demanding a sweeping €50 billion austerity package to avert a projected surge…
Kids Health Faces Funding Gap
A new report from the Stiftung Kindergesundheit (Children’s Health Foundation), released Tuesday alongside the German Society for Pediatrics…
Health Insurers Sue Government
Germany’s statutory health insurance funds are mounting a legal challenge against the federal government over the escalating costs…
Health Premiums Surge for Private Insurees
A significant wave of premium increases is looming for private health insurance holders in Germany, sparking concerns about…
Health Insurer Sues Government Over Rising Costs
The DAK-Gesundheit, one of Germany’s largest statutory health insurers, is escalating the dispute with the federal government by…
Health Insurers Sue Government Over Benefit Costs
The dispute over the financial burden of citizen’s income benefits on Germany’s statutory health insurance (GKV) system has…
Mental Health Cuts Spark Green Party Outrage
The proposed overhaul of Germany’s citizen’s allowance (Bürgergeld) by the ruling coalition government of Social Democrats (SPD) and…
Health Insurers Slam Clinic Savings Halt
A critical impasse has emerged in Germany’s healthcare financing system, with the Bundesrat’s decision to refer a proposed…
Germany Warns States Higher Health Costs Loom
The Federal Minister of Health, Nina Warken (CDU), has issued a stark warning to state governments, urging them…
Minister Opposes Basic Health Insurance Tiers
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has firmly rejected proposals to restructure…
Health Insurance Premiums May Jump
A leading IT consultancy, Bitmarck, is forecasting increased financial burdens for citizens enrolled in Germany’s statutory health insurance…
Shop Around For Cheaper Health Insurance
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken (CDU), has ignited a debate and drawn criticism with her recent call…
Germany Sets Health Insurance Surcharge at 2.9 Percent
The German Health Minister, Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), announced on Monday the setting of…
Health Premiums Face Surge Without New Cuts
The looming parliamentary hearing on Health Minister Nina Warken’s austerity package has been preempted by a fresh demand…
Health Reform Could Unlock Billions
The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group is pushing for sweeping structural reforms within Germany’s healthcare…
Union Rejects Employer Health Plan
The German Confederation of Trade Unions (DGB) has vehemently rejected proposed reforms to the healthcare system put forward…
Employers Health Plan Faces Patient Advocate Pushback
The proposals from German employers aimed at alleviating the financial strain on the healthcare system are facing staunch…
Hamburg Seeks Mental Health Evaluation After Attack
A secure forensic custody order has been requested by the Hamburg public prosecutor’s office following the May knife…
Health Premiums Remain Steady
The apparent stability of health insurance contributions for 2025, recently announced by Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU),…
Health Premiums May Rise Despite Savings
The recently announced policy measures from the governing coalition regarding Germany’s statutory health insurance (GKV) system are insufficient…
Health Insurance Premiums Remain Steady
The statutory health insurance system in Germany faces ongoing financial strain, with projections indicating a continued supplementary contribution…
Germany Aims to Halt Health Insurance Hike
The German government has unveiled a package of measures designed to avert an anticipated rise in supplemental contributions…
County Leaders Flag Health Savings Concerns
The German Association of District Administrators (DLT) is issuing a stark warning against proposed austerity measures spearheaded by…
Mental Health Prevention Urged
The escalating rates of work absences linked to mental health conditions, recently highlighted in the AOK’s 2025 Absenteeism…
Mental Health Costs Rise Workplace Absenteeism
Rising Mental Health Concerns Signal Systemic Failures in German Workplace A concerning trend of increasing sick leave attributed…
Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Global Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a stark warning regarding the escalating global crisis of antibiotic resistance,…
Health Insurance Premiums Set to Surge
Escalating Healthcare Costs Threaten German Social Security System Concerns are mounting over the sustainability of Germany’s statutory health…
Left Party Urges Higher Health Insurance Limit
The escalating deficits plaguing Germany’s statutory health insurance (GKV) system are prompting a fierce debate over fundamental reforms,…
Mental Health Access Set to Expand
The German government, under the leadership of Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU), has announced intentions to bolster preventative…
SPD Rejects Health Insurer Cuts
A leading figure within the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has cautioned against cuts to healthcare services as a…
Health Reform Commission Launches Fast Track
A newly formed financial commission tasked with stabilizing the finances of Germany’s statutory health insurance system has convened…
Roth Calls for Mental Health Boost
A former Social Democratic Party (SPD) politician is advocating for a significant shift in attitudes toward mental health…
Child Health Needs Urgent Protection
A coalition of medical experts is advocating for enhanced safeguards and protections for children within the healthcare system.…
Health Insurers Eye Billion-Euro Lawsuit Against Germany
The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) is reportedly preparing legal action against the Federal Republic of…
Benefit Cuts Possible for German Health Insurers
Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has indicated that short-term adjustments to service offerings within Germany’s statutory health insurance…
Atlas Under Review by New Health Minister
Health Minister Nina Warken is reportedly preparing to discontinue the “Federal Clinic Atlas” a project established by her…
Student Mental Health Crisis Demands Huge Education Investment
The head of the Federal Conference of Students, Quentin Gärtner, has voiced concerns over the mental well-being of…
Alcohol Ready-to-Drink Fuels Health Fears>
Health researchers are raising concerns over the burgeoning popularity of alcoholic ready-to-drink mixes in Germany. According to a…
WHO Ends Global Mpox Health Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) designation for Mpox…
German Students Lack Basic Health Knowledge
A recent nationwide study in Germany reveals significant concerns regarding the health literacy and well-being of school children…
Health Chief Slams Government Welfare Policies
Oliver Blatt, the newly appointed head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband), has voiced…
Health Fund Warns of Rising Premiums
Germany’s statutory health insurance system faces potential contribution increases if reforms aren’t implemented, according to Oliver Blatt, head…
German MP Trabert Resigns Due To Health Concerns
Federal Parliamentarian Gerhard Trabert is stepping down from his seat due to health concerns, the Left Party announced…
Health Fund Crisis Demands Urgent Action
Germany’s Federal Audit Office (Bundesrechnungshof) has issued a warning regarding the escalating financial difficulties within the statutory health…
Germans Prioritize Health Yet Few Feel Truly Well
A recent survey reveals a significant decline in the percentage of Germans considered to be living a fully…
Apothecary Closures Threaten Health Access
The ongoing closure of pharmacies across Germany is prompting concerns about access to essential medicines and healthcare advice,…
Health Insurers Resist System Overhaul
The German Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (GKV-Spitzenverband) has voiced strong opposition to proposals for reducing the…
Mental Health Access Set for Overhaul
Significant delays in accessing psychotherapy services are prompting Germany’s statutory health insurers to call for mandatory reporting of…
Health Funds Push Therapy Slot Reporting
Concerns are mounting over persistent lengthy waiting times for psychotherapy services, prompting calls for significant changes to access…
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…
TK Chief Calls for Fewer Health Insurers
The head of Germany’s Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), Jens Baas, has advocated for a significant reduction in the number…
Health Insurer Warns of Soaring Contribution Rates
A leading figure in Germany’s largest health insurance fund, Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), has cautioned about a potential significant…
Military Threat Exposes Health System Weakness
Concerns are mounting regarding potential gaps in Germany’s civilian healthcare preparedness should the nation face a military alliance…
Health Insurance Premiums Set for Hike
Health Minister Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is reportedly anticipating a significant rise in contributions…
Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket Shocking Increase Looming
The statutory health insurance (GKV) system is warning of a potential rise in the average supplementary contribution to…
BUDGET BOMB: Health Insurer DAK Warns of Catastrophic Consequences for Insured
German Healthcare Association Chief Critiques Government’s Plan to Support Healthcare and Long-Term Care Insurance with Loans The head…
CDU: SPD’s Health Insurance Grab for the Wealthy is a Recipe for Social Chaos
German Union’s Labor Chief Rejects Higher Health Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The head of the Christian Democratic Employees’…
Federal Ministry of Health Hides Truth on Flawed Mask Procurement Report
A German government ministry has disputed the findings of a previously unpublicized report on the procurement of masks…
SPD’s Top Dog Demands Higher Health Insurance Costs for the Rich
German Politician Urges Higher Insurance Contributions for High-Earners The designated Secretary General of the German Social Democratic Party,…
Germany’s Health Minister Under Fire for Hiding the Truth
A German Politician Accuses the Health Minister of Lack of Transparency in Mask Procurement The leader of the…
Surplus Deceives: Germany’s Health Insurance Funds Face a Financial Crisis
Germany’s Health Insurance Funds Post First-Quarter Surplus of 1.8 Billion Euros, Minister Says More Needs to be Done…
Health Minister’s Report on Mask Affair to be Presented with Blacked-Out Passages
German Health Minister Nina Warken Announces Release of Investigative Report on Mask Affair to Parliamentary Committee German Health…
Health Insurers Warn of New Hike
Health Insurance Association Warns of New Round of Contribution Hikes if No Swift Action from Politics The top…
BAN ALCOHOL BY 14? Health Ministers Unleash Shocking Proposal to Save Young Lives
Health Ministers of the German States Unite Behind Proposal to Reform Juvenile Protection Act Germany’s health ministers have…
Schools in the Crosshairs of Mental Health Concerns After Graz Shooting
A German minister of education has expressed her condolences and concern following a shooting in Graz, Austria, that…