More and more people in Germany are without health insurance, leading to an increasing number of patients who urgently need medical assistance, while aid organizations are trying to enable them to access the regular healthcare system. #Krankenversicherung #Gesundheitssystem #Hilfsorganisationen (translated)
President of the Medical Association, Johannes Steinhart, rejects corruption allegations against the medical profession and sees the causes of long waiting times in the Austrian healthcare system as political failures and a lack of resources. #Gesundheitssystem #Ärztekammer #Wartezeiten (translated)
SPÖ health spokesman Rudolf Silvan also criticizes the prioritization for money. #ZweiKlassenMedizin #Gesundheitssystem #Österreich (translated)
that one might be able to deceive with payment in a slightly corrupt area. The conclusions drawn by Ines Stilling, head of the social department in the Federal Chamber of Labor, are now causing an uproar: A good portion of those surveyed confirmed that they were only informed about this possibility by the treating physicians. #ZweiKlassenMedizin #Gesundheitssystem #Österreich (translated)
A new study shows that private patients in Austria are given preference for surgery appointments, leading to an exchange of barbs between the Chamber of Labor and the Chamber of Physicians over two-tiered medicine. #ZweiKlassenMedizin #Gesundheitssystem #Österreich (translated)
There is a serious injustice in the German healthcare system, as patients with public health insurance have to endure long waiting times in doctors' offices, while private patients are treated preferentially, which jeopardizes citizens' trust in a fair state. #Gerechtigkeit #Gesundheitssystem #Sozialreformen (translated)
According to a survey before the Austrian Health Forum, only 51 percent of Austrians are satisfied with their healthcare system, which represents the lowest value since 2019, while long waiting times and financial barriers are forcing many to forgo medical services. #Gesundheitssystem #Österreich #Prävention (translated)
Satisfaction with the Austrian healthcare system has fallen to a historic low of only 51 percent, as many respondents find long waiting times for specialist appointments to be unacceptable, and a third have foregone medical services for financial reasons. #Gesundheitssystem #Wartezeiten #Umfrage (translated)
The Red Cross warns of catastrophic conditions in the overloaded Yemeni hospitals, which have to treat hundreds of war casualties daily due to the intense fighting, while the healthcare system and humanitarian aid are at risk due to acute supply shortages and the flight of over 200,000 people. #Jemen #Kriegsgefangene #humanitäreKrise (translated)
Here, one must criticize the coalition for leaving savings opportunities unexploited. Dahmen, however, criticizes that the federal government is not saving as much money with the law as it could. #Notfallreform #Gesundheitssystem #Rettungsdienst (translated)
"But it is us politicians who have created regulations in a way that the control in the healthcare system does not function," says Linnemann to the ARD capital studio. #Notfallreform #Gesundheitssystem #Rettungsdienst (translated)
The Bundestag has approved a reform of emergency medicine to combat the overload of emergency rooms, but major rescue organizations are calling for improvements to avoid financial difficulties. #Notfallreform #Gesundheitssystem #Rettungsdienst (translated)
Social Minister Korinna Schumann rejects the proposals for the introduction of new co-payments in social insurance and emphasizes that rising health costs should not lead to higher payments for sick individuals. #Sozialversicherung #Gesundheitssystem #Krankheit (translated)
The Greens have submitted an urgent motion in the National Council for free medical visits to protest against the savings proposed by business representatives in the healthcare system, such as tiered deductibles and the elimination of reimbursement for visits to private doctors, while Social Minister Korinna Schumann and other parties strictly reject these proposals. #Sozialversicherung #Gesundheitssystem #Selbstbehalte (translated)
The black-red coalition has agreed to introduce a sugar tax, which is to be levied from July 1, 2027, on sugary drinks with a sugar content of at least five grams per 100 milliliters, in order to generate revenue for statutory health insurance and to reduce the sugar content in food. #Zuckersteuer #Gesundheitssystem #Koalitionspolitik (translated)
The government plans a radical overhaul of emergency rooms to fundamentally improve patient flow in the healthcare system. #Notfallreform #Gesundheitssystem #Krankenhausbesuch (translated)
The author wrote that the healthcare system should be systematically prepared for a war situation, also for a large number of injured soldiers and civilians. At the same time, he claimed that Health Minister Linnemann wanted to cut costs for services but spend funds on county fitness. (translated)
The pharmacists in Austria are calling for an extension of their role as healthcare providers to offer vaccinations and other medical services in order to alleviate the healthcare system and increase the vaccination rate. #Apotheken #Impfung #Gesundheitssystem (translated)
All the more frustrating is the idea, brought up internally by ÖGK chairman Peter McDonald (as a representative of employers) and recently made public by the "Krone," to introduce co-payments in health fund practices in order to reduce the number of (unnecessary?) doctor's visits. #Selbstbehalt #Gesundheitssystem #Österreich (translated)
