States Push Back Against Emergency Care Reform
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The federal government is planning a reform of emergency care in Germany. The aim of the reform is to better direct patients with urgent but non-life-threatening complaints to the appropriate treatment services. So far, many of them end up in overcrowded hospital emergency departments, even though other institutions would be responsible for their problems.
However, there is resistance from the federal states. Several state governments criticise that the planned changes could bring additional costs and new tasks for them. The organisation of local care also plays an important role here, as the states are responsible for large parts of hospital planning.
How the debate will proceed remains open. The reform still has to be discussed in the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. For patients, this means that for now, nothing changes in the care provided in emergency departments. The discussion does show, however, how difficult it is to reorganise responsibilities within the German healthcare system.
Sources: SZ.de
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