Trust on the game: The new choice of doctors is causing excitement!

Trust on the game: The new choice of doctors is causing excitement!

In a crucial step towards reforming the health system, the new Minister of Health Nina Warken, who herself is a treasurer herself, presented a binding primary doctor system. This is done in the context of the black and red coalition agreement, which emphasizes the freedom of choice within the general practitioner. However, the innovations should not only strengthen trust, but also increase efficiency in healthcare. According to BILD central element highlighted.

A prominent feature of the new model is the possibility for patients to contact the associations of health insurance on 116 117. These should then check the medical needs for specialist dates and, if necessary, set a time corridor to improve the organization of patient care. But there is a dark shadow behind these ideas. More and more home and pediatricians reach an age of over 60 years and are about to retire. The question remains how this model should work without an adequate youngster.

doctors under pressure

The reform is supported by the Federal Medical Association, but experts warn against inadequate coordination of the treatment processes. The minister made it clear that the bureaucracy is reduced for general practitioners and that digitization should be promoted. Nevertheless, there are many concerns: Medical President Klaus Reinhardt emphasizes that patients are often left alone in organizing their care and there are good reasons for visiting several general practitioners, especially if they practice in different places.

The primary doctor system basically provides for an exception for specialist groups such as gynecologists, ophthalmologists and dentists. Warking tries to find a balance by promising that in the event of an overload of the specialists, the hospitals will step in. But the introduction of this reform will not be easy. Many fear that the promises on timely specialist dates cannot be redeemed, which raises concerns whether the government actually promotes the disposal of specialist dates or would rather reduce them to save costs. Tagesschau underlines that when reform, the skepticism of a magical solution to the healthcare system can be felt.