Healthcare System: Health Insurance Chief Demands Abolition of Voluntary Benefits of Health Insurance
Andreas Gassen, chief of health insurance physicians in Germany, calls for the elimination of voluntary health insurance benefits amidst a debate on healthcare system savings.
"Commercialization of Dying" – Gassen Calls for Debate on Maximum Treatment for the Severely Ill
Andreas Gassen, head of the association of health insurance doctors, urges a thoughtful debate on the maximum treatment of severely ill patients, warning against an automatic push to keep them alive at all costs.
"Either Reduction of Services or Additional Revenue"
Health insurance companies are proposing a contact fee to address revenue deficits, suggesting a charge of three to four euros per patient visit, according to Andreas Gassen from the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.
Healthcare System: Health Insurance Physicians Chief Demands Fee for Every Doctor Visit
The head of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen, proposed a 'contact fee' of three to four euros for every doctor visit in order to help control the rising billions in medical care costs.
Doctors and hospital representatives demand a 'contact fee' for patients - up to 40 euros would be due
Representatives from the medical field are proposing a 'contact fee' of up to 40 euros for patients as an alternative to a practice fee for doctor's visits, according to Andreas Gassen, chairman of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV).