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Berlin – Alternate supervisory board chairmen clearly criticize the traffic light coalition’s health and reform policy results so far Federal Association AOKSusanne Wagenmann and Knut Lambertin.
There are still “major health care reform projects” that have not yet been dismantled, Wagenmann said in the current AOK podcast.
But time is running out: the key words include reforming hospitals and emergency care and pushing the boundaries of the sector. In addition, the services provided by statutory health insurance (GKV) must not only remain good and of high quality, but also remain affordable.
“In principle, despite all the criticism, we have to remember that our healthcare is good,” emphasized insurance representative Knut Lambertin. However, there are also “weaknesses that have occurred in recent years” that must be criticized.
In the interests of policyholders, we will continue to demand progress in healthcare – especially as people are paying more and more for it. “Policymakers do not seem to be coming to this conclusion on their own.”
Greater visibility of social self-government is also on the agenda, Lambertin said. Ideas to abolish or weaken social self-government would not be opposed by Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD).
Lambertin criticized Lauterbach’s basic political style. He surrounds himself “with certain scientists” and then tries to shape medical care – some would now speak of medical policy instead of health policy.
The approach also includes the “defamation” of all stakeholders in the health system as lobbyists. Instead of resolving common points in dialogue, the “proclamation of truths” takes place.
Even within the framework of parliamentary procedures, Lambertin referred to the association hearings and the hearings in the health committee, participation seems “increasingly formal and less and less desired” – this is not a process of real participation.
This type of policy supports anti-democratic movements, especially because the withdrawal of health infrastructure from a wider area causes fear among citizens. © aha/aerzteblatt.de