The German federal government, together with the 16 states, has now agreed on key points for the hospital “reforms” proposed by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (Social Democratic Party, SPD). These so-called reforms will lead to unprecedented hospital closures and significantly worsen healthcare provisions for working people. German Health Minister Karl […]
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German government plans hospital “reforms”: A recipe for more cuts
Almost three years of the coronavirus pandemic and a current inflation rate of more than 10 percent have pushed many hospitals and health care workers to their limit. This year, hospitals can only claim price increases of about 2.3 percent, which covers about one-fifth of the actual inflation rate. It […]