Tag: Health policy
Drug policy: How Lauterbach wants to save the cannabis law
This Friday, legalization will be discussed in the Federal Council. If the states lodge an objection, the Union wants to prevent it in the mediation committee for as long as…
Bavaria: The registration requirement for nurses could backfire – Bavaria
For years, Bavaria’s state government has been trying to polish up the image of the nursing profession. “Are you the nursing type?” asks a yellow banner with photos of people…
Health policy: Hospital reform is taking shape
Health Minister Lauterbach’s house has drawn up a draft law: As expected, clinics are to be compensated for providing services and will be funded with millions of dollars. The draft…
How health insurance companies should become more efficient – Economy
There are many things that can be said about the German healthcare system, but excessive efficiency is not one of them. The Federal Republic spends around twelve percent of its…
Losing weight: Should health insurance companies pay for weight loss products?
The drug Wegovy has sparked a debate: losing weight with a prescription – is that the future? What speaks for it and what hurdles there are. source site
Karl Lauterbach wants to prepare the healthcare system for “military conflicts” – politics
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to better equip the German healthcare system against crises and military conflicts. Germany must not only prepare itself better for future pandemics, but “also…
Clinics in need: Bavaria is sliding into a health crisis – Bavaria
Clinics across Bavaria are in great distress because health insurance payments do not cover the increased costs. Visiting Zwiesel, where a clinic boss is now demanding compensation from Health Minister…
The Robert Koch Institute is to be broken up in favor of a new prevention institute. – Health
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is not exactly known for making internal information public. But the atmosphere there is obviously so uncomfortable that the institute’s staff council felt compelled to…
Cannabis legalization: Who will soon be allowed to consume in Germany and according to which rules – politics
After much back and forth, the Bundestag passed a law this Friday that will enable the legal consumption of cannabis from April 1st. But there are still rules – and…
Cannabis release is coming: The resistance in the SPD is gone – Tagesspiegel
Cannabis release is coming: The resistance in the SPD has vanished Daily Mirror Cannabis legalization: criticism from SPD domestic politicians FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Cannabis law in the Bundestag: Association of…