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SPD Urges Health Minister Warken to Push Cost‑Sharing Plan Through Parliament Before Summer Break
The Social Democratic Party (SPD) is pressuring Health Minister Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to…
Warken Calls for Compromise on Health Insurance Savings Plan
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) urged the governing coalition to demonstrate willingness to compromise on the planned…
Ricarda Lang and Gregor Gysi Demand Fairer Health Reforms and Stronger Prevention
Against the backdrop of the recently presented proposals to reform the health system, Greens politician Ricarda Lang and Left…
Left Party Slams One‑Sided Health Insurance Reform as Patient Burden
The Left party views the proposals from the experts’ commission on stabilising health insurers as placing an unequal…
Commission Unveils 66 Measures to Stabilize Health Insurance Contributions
The Health Finance Commission has presented its first report on stabilising contribution rates in Germany’s statutory health insurance…
Greens Demand Fast Implementation of GKV Health Insurance Reform Plan
Janosch Dahmen, the Green party’s health‑policy spokesperson in the Bundestag, urged the federal government to bring the statutory…
Germany Green Health Minister Janosch Dahmen Wants Bürgergeld Costs Removed From Health Insurance
Before Nina Warken and the expert commission present their reform proposals for the statutory health insurance system, Green health‑policy…
German Employer Leader Calls for Health Budget Freeze amid Financial Crisis Concerns
A few days before the government commission on health insurance is set to hand over its reform proposals,…
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…
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…
Pharmacy Protest Stirs as Health Insurers Reject Honorarium Demands
Health insurers sharply reject the pharmacies’ demand for higher fees, accusing them of spreading false claims. Addressing a…
Streeck Defends E Cigarette Ingredient Ban to Protect Public Health
The federal government’s drug commissioner, Hendrik Streeck of the CDU, defended the proposed ban on ingredients used in e‑cigarette…
Germany Faces Crisis As One Third of Hospitals Threatened with Insolvency Health Bodies Urge Extended Financial Support
The German Hospital Association (DKG) and the German County Council have warned that another wave of hospital closures…
DGB Speaks Out Against Health Fund Cuts Calls Reform Unfair
DGB chief Yasmin Fahimi has warned against raising contributions and cutting benefits in the health and long‑term care…
Ministry Rejects Covering Health Insurance Costs for Basic Income Recipients
In talks to curb spending in statutory health insurance, the Labour Ministry led by Bärbel Bas has apparently dismissed…
German Health Insurers Urge Minister Warken to Slash Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Germany’s sickness funds have urged Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) to take action on ever‑higher drug prices. “Drug prices…
Reichinnek Fires on Social Media Ban for Youth, Warns of Rising Mental Health Crisis
Heidi Reichinnek, the chairwoman of The Left’s faction in the Bundestag, sharply criticized the federal government in the…
G-BA Chairman Spurs Debate Over Free Spouse Insurance in German Health Reform
Chairman of the Joint Federal Committee (G‑BA), Josef Hecken, supports ending the provision that allows spouses to be covered…
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…
German Health Insurers Push Patient Control Through New Smartphone App
German statutory health insurers are promoting a patient‑steering app.Oliver Blatt, chairman of the GKV‑Spitzenverband, told the “Neue Osnabrücker…
German Health Insurance Strikes Deficit as Expenditures Outpace Income in 2025
The expenditures of statutory health insurers in 2025 rose far more than their contributions. According to preliminary statements,…
GKV Calls for Rapid Reforms to Stop 2025 Health Contribution Hike
After Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) announced that she wants to keep supplementary health‑insurance contributions stable, the…
Germany Health Minister Targets Removal of Paper Medication Leaflets To Slash Bureaucracy
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) plans to roll out a comprehensive legal reform aimed at cutting bureaucracy within the…
Bundestag Won’t Let SPD‑Green Set Pace of Pension and Health Reforms
When it comes to the planned pension and health reforms, the German Bundestag does not want its pace…
Warken Celebrates EU Pact On Pharmacy Boosting Europe’s Health Stature
German Federal Health Minister Nina Warken described the EU’s agreement on the European pharmaceutical package as a crucial…
German Health Insurers Await Bundestag Vote on Hospital Reform With Hope for Savings
The statutory health insurers are hoping the Bundestag will give the hospital reform a green light on Friday,…
German Statutory Health Insurers Post €3.5 Billion Surplus in 2025 Despite Rising Expenditures
Despite notably higher expenditures, statutory health insurance funds concluded 2025 with a surplus of €3.5 billion, according to figures…
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…
German Health Minister Targets Egg Donation Legalisation, Seeks to Keep Couples In-House
Ministry of Health Nina Warken (CDU) is planning to launch an initiative so that the Bundestag can, in…
Health Minister Nina Warken Rejects Doctors’ Criticism Of Pharmacy Reform Ahead Of Bundestag Debate
Shortly before the first Bundestag debate on the pharmacy reform, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) dismissed criticism…
Health Minister Warken Stays Against Ending Phone Sick Notes Despite Party Call
Despite the decision made at the CDU party conference, Health Minister Nina Warken has no current plans to…
Health economist urges higher hospital stay co‑pay
Boris Augurzky, a health economist at the RWI Leibniz Institute, has called for a rise in hospital co‑payments.…
German Parliament Rejects Full Elimination of Voluntary Health Insurance Benefits
The governing coalitions of the CDU/CSU and SPD rejected the chief doctors’ proposal to eliminate all voluntary benefits…
Greens and Health Insurers Warn of Warken Hospital Reform Amid Massive Criticism
The planned adjustment of Germany’s hospital reform has drawn fierce criticism from both the Greens and the health…
Doctors’ Association Demands Removal of Optional Health Fund Services
In the debate over cutting costs in the German health system, Kassenärztechef Andreas Gassen is calling for the…
Former CDU Hamburg Leader Ploß Launches Anti‑SPD Health Plan Petition at Party Conference
Former Hamburg CDU chairman Christoph Ploß is preparing a motion for the upcoming CDU party conference that would formally…
German Medical Society Calls for Expanded Women’s Health Research
The German Society for Internal Medicine (DGIM) is urging the federal government to put more emphasis on women’s…
Warken Open To Expanding Health Insurance Contributions To Cover Pensions Rents And Capital Gains With Savings Package
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) said she does not oppose the SPD’s proposal to include pensions, rent and capital gains…
Germany’s Health Minister Readies System for War Scenarios
German Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) said the country is not yet ready for war‑time health emergencies. She…
Streeck Welcomes Menthol Ban in E‑Cigarettes as Crucial Step for Youth Health
Hendrik Streeck, the federal government’s drug commissioner, welcomed Agriculture Minister Alois Rainer’s proposal to ban menthol and other additives in e‑cigarettes.…
Health Minister Laumann Calls for Groundbreaking Nursing Reform
NRW Health Minister Karl‑Josef Laumann (CDU) says the social nursing‑care insurance is a successful model but insists that…
Health Insurers Warn Against Funding Pharma Industry At Taxpayer’s Expense
The German Statutory Health Insurance Federation has formally rejected a proposal that would fund industry policy aimed at…
Majority Back Sugar Tax Amid Youth Health Debate
A new survey supports the case for a sugar‑tax, according to a study cited by the “Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland”…
Germany’s Warken Announces Billion Dollar Health Reform Ahead of Summer
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) announced comprehensive reforms aimed at stabilising Germany’s statutory health insurance system amid billions‑worth deficits.…
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…
Statutory Health Insurers Sue Federal Government to Cover More Costs for Citizen Benefit Recipients
The umbrella association of statutory health insurers (GKV) is campaigning to force the federal government to increase its…
IW Chief Criticizes SPD Health Levy as Unnecessary Burden on Health Insurance
Criticism of the health levy that the SPD plans to impose on capital income continues unabated. The senior…
VdK Supports SPD Plan to Use Rent and Capital Income for Health Insurance Demands Exemption Thresholds
The VdK Social Union backs the SPD’s recent call to include rental and capital‑income systematically in the financing…
Economist Werding Rejects SPD Proposal to Tax Dividends Interest and Rental Income for Health Fund
Economics expert Martin Werding has rejected the SPD’s proposal to introduce a new health‑contribution levy on dividends, interest income,…
Warken Rejects SPD Plan to Fund Health Insurance with Rental and Capital Gains
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) has rejected the SPD’s proposal to tap rental income and capital gains to fund…
SPD Criticises Debate Over Health Service Cuts Tim Kluessendorf Speaks Out
Tim Klüssendorf, the general secretary of the SPD, sharply criticized the ongoing debates over cuts to dental prosthesis…
SPD Proposes Universal Health Levy Across All Income Types to Fund Healthcare System
The SPD has drafted a proposal to introduce a new levy for financing Germany’s health system. The draft,…
NRW Health Minister Declines Sugar Tax Rise Saying Timing Unfavorable
North Rhine‑Westphalia’s Health Minister Karl‑Josef Laumann (CDU) has rejected the calls that have been made by many groups to…
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…
Warken Rejects Removal of Dental Services from Germany’s Statutory Health Insurance
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) rejected the CDU‑Business Council’s proposal to remove dental care from the statutory…
Germany’s Seniors Embrace Digital Health Solutions as Major Opportunity
Most seniors in Germany view digital health services as a major opportunity. A survey by IT industry association…
CDA Slams CDU Economic Council Drastic Cuts to Unemployment and Health Benefits
The Christian Democratic Employees’ Union of Germany (CDA) strongly condemned proposals from the CDU’s Economic Council that call…
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…