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The Upper Austria Chamber of Labor criticizes in a current study the inequality in surgical prioritizations, which works in favor of private patients and against the general public, and describes this as a misdevelopment. #Wartezeiten #Gesundheitspolitik #Privatpatienten (translated)

The Greens are arguing about the increase in tobacco tax, with health politicians pushing for a massive increase, while finance politicians oppose it and highlight lobbying influences, including those of Daniel Holefleisch. #Tabaksteuer #Lobbyismus #Gesundheitspolitik (translated)

As a medium-sized entrepreneur who has to fight for savings every day, I find it hard to justify additional burdens on our economy, especially in the current situation. When I consider the costs for implementation, control, and additional bureaucracy, I seriously question whether there will be any financial benefit for the federal budget in the end. #Zuckersteuer #Gesundheitspolitik #Koalition (translated)

The coalition has agreed on a compromise regarding the sugar tax, which only applies to companies that bottle more than 70,000 liters per year, with the tax set to come into effect on July 1, 2027, while smaller businesses remain exempt. #Zuckersteuer #Gesundheitspolitik #Koalition (translated)

The Court of Auditors urges to pay special attention to at-risk groups in light of limited budgets for free vaccinations, as one third of influenza vaccinations are not recorded in the e-vaccination pass and the demand for shingles vaccinations was unexpectedly high. #Impfungen #Risikogruppen #Gesundheitspolitik (translated)

Federal Health Minister Carsten Linnemann calls for a fundamental shift in perspective in health policy at the BILD prevention summit and argues for conveying prevention as a way of life instead of merely imposing it through rules and regulations. #Prävention #Gesundheit #Lebensqualität (translated)

DJ P.R. wrote that initially, primarily decisions made by Jens Spahn were redacted in the mask report. Now the Ministry of Health is keeping the underlying documents locked away, which is why FragDenStaat has to file a lawsuit. He warned that the situation would get even worse if the Union prevails and abolishes the IFG. https://t.co/g1bknbhAcN #Transparenz #Gesundheitspolitik #IFG (translated)

The federal government has agreed on the Reorganization of Care Law to stabilize the financing of the care system, with childless individuals having to pay higher contributions and further reforms in care needs assessment and acute care being announced. #Pflegereform #Pflegeversicherung #Gesundheitspolitik (translated)

Um auch künftig zu verschleiern, welche Maßnahmen und Arzneien wirksam oder sinnvoll sind, hat die Regierung der Cochrane-Stiftung als weltführender Institution für evidenzbasierte Medizin die Mittel gestrichen. https://t.co/nmjxYbX4HH #EvidenzbasierteMedizin #CochraneStiftung #Gesundheitspolitik #DE

Der SPD-Gesundheitspolitiker Christos Pantazis wurde konkreter, wie die Sozialdemokraten die private Pflegeversicherung mit heranziehen wollen: Er argumentierte, gesetzliche und private Pflegeversicherung wiesen unterschiedliche Risikostrukturen auf - und fordert einen »systemübergreifenden, risikoorientierten Finanzausgleich«. #Pflegereform #SPD #Pflegeversicherung