German Greens reject a proposal that would allow patients to pay extra for a faster appointment with a specialist. They warn that such a model could deepen inequalities in access to healthcare following the planned reform of health insurance. Welt ↗
The criticism responds to warnings from representatives of doctors and health insurers, according to whom the reform could lead to an expansion of the number of appointments available for direct payment. According to the proposal, patients with public health insurance could thus obtain an earlier examination if they paid for it themselves. Spiegel.de ↗
The Greens describe this system as creating a new three-tier medicine. They fear that people with higher incomes would gain priority access to specialist examinations, while other patients would have to wait longer for appointments. According to them, such a development represents an unacceptable payment barrier in healthcare. n-tv ↗
The Social Democratic Party of Germany also expressed a rejecting stance, pointing to the need for guarantees on the availability of appointments. The Greens also criticize the idea that the solution to the lack of capacity in doctors' offices should be selling faster appointments to privately insured patients or self-payers. Die Zeit ↗
The further course will depend on the final shape of the healthcare reform and on whether sufficient capacity can be secured for patients without additional payments. The debate is therefore focused on the organization of scheduling, waiting times, and equal access to specialized care.
Greens reject paid priority appointments with doctors
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Krankenkassenreform: SPD und Grüne lehnen vermehrte Selbstzahlertermine in Arztpraxen ab
Die Zeit
| 09:29 15.11.
„Geschäftsmodell Versorgungsengpass“ – Grüne warnen vor Bezahlschranke für Arzttermine
Welt
| 09:09 15.11.
Grüne und Patientenschützer warnen vor Bezahlschranke für Arzttermine
Spiegel.de
| 05:53 15.11.
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