HÄV chief in interview: "The statutory health insurance savings package is like a product you ordered from Wish or Temu"
Markus Blumenthal-Beier, the co-head of the general practitioners' association, expects the politicians to reverse the caps for general practitioners in the statutory health insurance savings package and to immediately introduce tangible structural reforms.
In a recent interview, HÄV-Chief Herr Blumenthal-Beier reflected on the recently passed GKV-Beitragssatzstabilisierungsgesetz, noting that the content and legislative process cannot be separated. The intended content was for the Financial Commission to make recommendations, which then shaped the law. For the most part, this is how the process unfolded.
However, contrary to the Commission's recommendations, the entbudgetierung in the general practitioner sector was partially restored, and the house physician-centered care (HZV) was introduced with a cost restraint. During the process, the doctors within the ruling factions were able to garner understanding from the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG), but the Ministry continued to push for cuts. Ultimately, the Ministry's stance prevailed.
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