Collective bargaining for the federal and local governments: warning strikes started in clinics
Hospital workers have been on strike since early morning. Together with Verdi, they are demanding 10.5 percent and at least...
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Commission chief on hospital reform: “It has never been so dramatic”
Psychiatrist Tom Bschor chairs the commission that is drafting the biggest healthcare reform in 20 years. He thinks she is...
Electronic patient record: These are the dangers and advantages
Electronic patient files for everyone – that’s what the Minister of Health wants by the end of next year. What...
Economist on costs in the healthcare system: 2,000 euros deductible?
The economist Bernd Raffelhüschen wants to pass on rising costs to those with statutory health insurance. He suggests that anyone...
Why the healthcare system in Switzerland is better than in Germany
At a medical center in Meiringen, Switzerland Image: dpa The health system in Switzerland is expensive, but it produces better...
The best statutory health insurance companies in comparison
Insurance as a kit (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf The mood among the statutory health insurance companies (GKV) in Germany is...
Strike in Britain: The Great Walkout
Bus drivers, nurses, postal workers: there is a strike in Great Britain. Due to the development of the past few...
Men’s health: boys don’t cry – taz.de
Traditional male behavior can make you ill. The "toxic man" harms himself and receives less attention in health care. Head...
These statutory health insurance companies are the best
Insurance as a kit (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf The mood among the statutory health insurance companies (GKV) in Germany is...
Brexit has exacerbated the shortage of doctors
GAround eight o'clock in the evening, the 83-year-old lady fell in her apartment and complained of severe pain - she...
Threatening wave of bankruptcies in clinics: Sick hospitals
A majority of clinics will close in the red in 2022. This is just a symptom of lack of investment...
Corona pandemic in China: abrupt opening with fatal consequences
In Beijing, the first major corona wave is pushing the health system to its limits. Hundreds of thousands could die...
Buying up medical practices: law against “locusts”
Reports are piling up that financial investors are reaching for medical practices. Federal Health Minister Lauterbach now wants to take...
Overloaded children’s hospitals: Christmas at the hospital bed
Shortly before the holidays, the situation in the children's hospitals remains tense. Many employees are also sick. Three testimonials. There...
Doctors on the hospital misery: “Without reform, the system will crash”
In Germany, change only works in times of crisis, says Christian Karagiannidis. A hospital reform should save the health care...
