Medical Well-being - Hospital reform anticipated by Lauterbach
The disputed hospital reform between the federal government and the states is set to go into effect at the start of the new year, as per Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD). "In reality, there is more consensus than people think," he shared during the Health Ministers' Conference of the States in Travemünde's Seebad Lübeck on Thursday. The conference surprisingly went well, and everyone appeared to be in the mindset of resolving issues. The federal government agrees with various state demands regarding the hospital reform, which will be factored into the ongoing parliamentary proceedings.
The chairperson of the Health Ministers' Conference, Kerstin von der Decken (CDU), made it clear that it's not about delaying the process in the Bundesrat for the states. Instead, it's about whether the proposed amendments earn a majority in the Bundestag. She emphasized this during the discussion.
