Bream. It was with incomprehension that KV Bremen responded on Friday observation The chairman of the board of the umbrella association BKK, Franz Knieps, responded that debudgeting general practitioners’ practices would cost the policyholder dearly.
This is what the two presidents of the KV, Dr. Bernhard Rochell and Peter Kurt Josenhans said: “We are dismayed that health insurance companies are not recognizing the signs of the times. Taking into account the imminent shortage of qualified workers, it is almost a social duty to ensure that the attractiveness of the profession of doctor and psychotherapist is reinforced and that their services are finally paid in full!
Family doctor practices are the backbone of primary medical care. Those who save money here end up ensuring that patients go to hospital emergency rooms, where care is even more expensive. In addition to de-budgeting the area of primary care, the KV called on the legislator to also take specialized care into account.
Knieps said on Thursday that the planned debudgeting for general practitioners would result in a notable additional burden on statutory health insurance. The money was “much better invested elsewhere”. (cben)